Italian footballer Mario Balotelli, 30, is delighted to have found love and announced his engagement to reality TV star Alessia Messina, 27, recently. Messina is a model and social media influencer with 5,00,000 followers on Instagram. According to British tabloid, The Sun, the stunner has appeared in reality TV shows like — Temptation Island, Grande Fratello (Italy's Big Brother), among others.

The former Manchester City and Liverpool striker is currently a free agent after he left relegated Serie A club, Brescia this summer. Meanwhile, Serie A leaders Genoa are hoping to sign Balotelli. Earlier this week, Italian magazine, Chi published photographs of Messina and Balotelli at a Sicilian restaurant. “I am engaged and I am in love,” Balotelli was quoted as saying by the magazine.