Is Balotelli on his way to Arsenal?

The AC Milan striker has been linked to the Emirates for some time now and the new partnership between Balotelli's main sponsor Puma and Arsenal has led people to suggest the sports brand want him to play for the club and may subsidise the move.  

Balotelli is set to join his AC Milan team mates for the international champions cup where they will play in Toronto, Pittsburgh and North Carolina. Arsenal are also set to travel stateside to take on the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. This could potentially set the two parties up nicely if talks were to commence over a possible deal. There was speculation that Wenger was having talks with Balotelli's agent in Brazil, but Wenger himself halted speculation as he said the rumours were "pure invention".

The signing of Balotelli would make the desired formation of Wenger one to consider. After the signing of Sanchez and with rumours dying down, it suggested Sanchez was brought in to cover as a striker along with his more regular wide role. Balotelli's addition, however, would suggest Sanchez will play out wide and Balotelli will bolster the centre forward role.

Reports in Italy suggest Balotelli is keen on leaving the Rosseneri and if the suggestive image has anything to make on these reports then he may well be on his way to the Emirates. Another reason for the suggestive photo could be that he was just visiting a store of his sponsors and as AC Milan are contracted to Adidas, it may be hard not to take a picture near another clubs badge.

It was suggested at one point that Balotelli was being brought to Arsenal by Puma by July10th in time for the new kit unveiling. As the date has now gone and passed, does this picture show any importance or is he really suggesting that he will follow Sanchez and Debuchy to Arsenal?