Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli could be ready to tie the knot!

City manager Roberto Mancini urged him to settle down and get married, so he appears to be taking the advice.

"What do you mean our relationship has reached the end? We are planning our marriage, which will happen soon," girlfriend Raffaella Fico told ANSA.

"I don't know how some people can say certain things. In the light of greater calm, we are planning our wedding.

"The date? If you don't mind, I prefer not to reveal that."