Mario Balotelli 'dating friend of hooker Jenny Thompson for 2 years'

London, Apr 16 (ANI): Mario Balotelli, who has been the subject of several cheat claims in recent months, has now been accused of keeping a secret lover under wraps for the last two years.

It has been claimed that the 21-year-old Manchester City star has been dating Kloe Evans, who is a friend of his escort Jenny Thompson, since 2010.

The new claims come just a few days after the footballer was pictured with the blonde after dining out at Zouk Tea Bar and Grill in Manchester city centre.

"He asked for her number then bombarded her with texts and calls," the Daily Mail quoted a source as telling The People newspaper.

"He even gave her two dogs - so before long she thought it was a serious relationship.

"She stayed over at his luxury apartment loads - it was almost as though she was living with him. When he was linked with Sophie Reade, Kloe was still on the scene," the source said.

However, their relationship has been rocky to say the least thanks to several stories relating to Balotelli's apparent encounters with other women.

In January 2011 blonde 'Big Brother' star Sophie Reade, 21, claimed she had been dating the striker, and later accused him of cheating on her with her best friend Faye Evette.

Kloe is also said to have been "furious" when she found out the Italian footballer had bedded escort Jenny, who she became acquainted with when they worked at the same nightclub.

Balotelli's relationship with Kloe appeared to be all but over when he began dating Italian model Raffaella Fico, 24.

And, to make matters worse, last week, it was also alleged that Balotelli had a fling with 500 pounds-an-hour escort Holly Henderson, 33, in October 2011.

However, despite all this, he recently called Kloe to confess his undying love for her, which resulted in their night out together earlier this week. (ANI)