MANCHESTER CITY striker Mario Balotelli is taking the club to a Premier League tribunal this week, according to reports.
Balotelli is appealing against a club fine imposed for on-field indiscipline.
The Italian has taken the matter to the Premier League after failing in an internal appeal against the sanction.
Neither City nor the Premier League have commented on the matter.
It has been reported that Balotelli was fined by City last season after a series of indiscretions.
The 22-year-old accrued bans totalling eight matches during the last campaign and when added to a European sanction carried over from the previous season missed 11 games through suspension during 2011-12.
He was sent off for two bookable offences at Liverpool, incurred a retrospective ban after appearing to stamp on the head of Tottenham’s Scott Parker and received another red card at Arsenal.
Manager Roberto Mancini appeared to lose patience and said he would “probably” sell the player.
Balotelli impressed for Italy at Euro 2012, but his performances this season have again come under scrutiny and his future has been the subject of speculation.
Last month he was dropped for a clash against Spurs for what Mancini described as a poor attitude in training.
After a spell out injured he scored at Wigan on November 27 and was a surprising starter in the recent derby defeat against Manchester United.