Mario Balotelli is reportedly set to be rewarded for his growing status by being offered a new contract by Manchester City.
The headline-grabbing striker's current agreement runs until 2015 but City officials want to bring forward talks on a new deal to early in the New Year, according to Goal.com.
The Premier League champions resisted a 40-million-pound offer from big-spending Paris-Saint Germain this summer as well as sustained interest from the Serie A elite.
