AC Milan are close to a loan deal to bring back Mario Balotelli.

Liverpool bought Balotelli from AC Milan last offseason.

Balotelli spent two seasons with the Rossoneri before moving to Merseyside last year. He made 43 Serie A appearances for the Milanese club, scoring 26 goals.

"Certain loves come back, but we're going to have to wait a while yet before we can sing that about Balotelli," Adriano Galliani said. "We're in talks with Liverpool to bring him back on loan. We've not reached an agreement yet about how much of his wage we will have to pay and how much they will pay.

"So there's no agreement just yet. The player has realised that this is the very last train for him to get on. He wants to come back, so let's see."