Agent: 'Persecuted' Balotelli could quit

The 21-year-old Italian, facing a four-match ban after being charged with violent conduct by the FA after an incident in Sunday's Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur, has hit the headlines for a series of controversies since joining City in 2010.

"I think he feels persecuted; he cannot go on like that," agent Mino Raiola told BBC Radio 5 Live.

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