Balotelli speaks to the media after completing his medical.

Balotelli speaks to the media after completing his medical. (Picture: EPA) Mario Balotelli’s supremely disappointing spell wi...

Balotelli speaks to the media after completing his medical. (Picture: EPA)

Mario Balotelli’s supremely disappointing spell with Liverpool has come to end as the striker returns to AC Milan on loan.

Balotelli, 25, mustered just one Premier League goal for Brendan Rodgers’ side after his £16million transfer last summer and has now returned to the San Siro on a season-long loan deal.

The BBC are claiming the Italian forward accepted a pay cut to return to Serie A alongside the revelation that Liverpool will still be paying a chunk of his wages to ensure he is shipped out of the club.

‘I’m happy to have returned,’ Balotelli said. ‘I have little to say, just that I’m looking forward to train and prove my worth.

Balotelli speaks to the media after completing his medical. (Picture: EPA)

‘I’m physically well – I just have to train with the squad. I have a lot of motivation but I just have to work and not speak.

‘Did I think I would return to Milan? Yes, I always had Milan in my heart and I always had hope that I would return one day.

‘Will I end my career here? I just have to start to work and have a good year, just have to work and that’s that.’