Balotelli gets a 'si' from wife-to-be

Italy star striker Mario Balotelli got a group hug from the Azzurri squad at the start of Tuesday's training session in Mangaratiba after his girlfriend, model Fanny Neguesha said "yes" to his marriage proposal.

"She said yes.. The most important yes in my life," Balotelli tweeted from Brazil.

"That was the place of my question! I Love you and happy birthday too! Je t'aime my WIFE," he added on Instagram, where he posted a photo of the Brazilian beach where he had proposed, and an image of what looks like a diamond ring on his girlfriend's finger.

The 23-year-old AC Milan striker reportedly got together with Neguesha in 2013.

On May 30, the Belgian model posted a photo on Instagram of a bulging belly - it is unclear if it was her's - with the caption "Your name... is dream," suggesting she was either pregnant or looking forward to becoming pregnant.

According to Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, Neguesha joined Balotelli at the Azzurri's headquarters in Mangaratiba on Monday.

In February, Balotelli acknowledged being the father of Pia, a baby girl from a previous relationship with Italian showgirl Raffaella Fico.

Balotelli got applause and a group hug from the rest of the Azzurri squad at the start of Tuesday's training session.