Kevin-Prince Boateng's cryptic tweet has fuelled talk that Mario Balotelli could be joining him at Italian Serie A side Sassuolo.

Boateng's birthday message to his former AC Milan teammate on Sunday read: ''Happy birthday Super Mario. Always fun times with you!! #soonwewillplaytogetheragain.''

Nice coach Patrick Vieira confirmed Balotelli wants to leave the French Ligue 1 club.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, Sassuolo are the latest contenders to take on Balotelli, giving him a shot at regular Serie A football.

Olympique Marseille are said to be interested but are not offering the right amount according to Nice preside Jean-Pierre Rivere.

Happy birthday Super @mb459 always fun times with you!! #soonwewillplaytogetheragain ???????????? pic.twitter.com/eJdOV2Qs6h

— Kevin-Prince Boateng (@KPBofficial) August 12, 2018