Mario Balotelli has completed a permanent transfer from Liverpool to Nice.

Nice have signed the striker on a free transfer to end his two-year stint with Liverpool.

Balotelli returned to AC Milan last season on loan.

Nice recently had 80 percent of the club bought out by Chinese and American investors, with club president Jean-Pierre Rivere believing the club "will scale new peaks and will continue to grow," due to the injection of new resources.

"We are very happy to welcome Mario," Rivere told the club's website. "We hope that at Nice, in a family atmosphere, he'll rediscover his enjoyment of the game."