AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli has reportedly entered a legal battle with his ex-girlfriend Raffaella Fico over the custody of his daughter Pia.

The Italy international only acknowledged that the child was his in February this year when DNA tests proved that he was the father to the baby, who was born in December 2012.

According to the Daily Mail, Balotelli and Fico met at a private hearing at a court in Brescia to discuss visiting rights for the Italian forward.

Balotelli reportedly held his 18-month-old daughter last month for the first time at a courthouse in Naples.