Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has failed to settle in England.
The Daily Mail says the former Inter Milan forward is suffering chronic homesickness.
Sources close to Balotelli say he is finding it painfully hard to settle in to a new country and is struggling to form any close friendships in England.
Indeed, he has already told friends in Italy that he simply wants to move back home. At City, Mancini and his staff continue to work hard with Balotelli, 20, and still believe his exceptional talent can be coaxed to the surface if he is handled the right way.
Certainly, there is no way they would sanction a move home, just five months after signing him for £24million.
However, those close to the striker last night told of a deeply unhappy and troubled young man who is already convinced that his high-profile move is not going to work out.