Mario Balotelli Reportedly Feigned Injury so He Could Buy the New iPhone 6

Now that Mario Balotelli has left Liverpool, some interesting stories are being leaked about his time there.

The latest comes from the Liverpool Echo, who claim that the Italian feigned injury during a training session so he could get his hands on the new iPhone 6. 

They document how a jealous Balotelli reacted when he saw a team-mate with the smartphone. 

As per the paper: 

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When the Italian striker asked what a team-mate was holding, he was informed it was the new iPhone 6. Balotelli, not yet in possession of Apple’s latest smartphone, was visibly irked according to observers.

Moments later he trooped out on to the training field to take part in the warm-up but within minutes he pulled up complaining of discomfort in his hamstring. Staff sent him straight back inside to be checked out by the medics.

When the Liverpool squad returned to the dressing room at the end of the session 90 minutes later, they were surprised by what greeted them.

There was a beaming Balotelli sat in the corner, with a new iPhone 6 in his hand and a few spares boxed up next to him. One of his minions had been hastily dispatched to do some shopping. The pain in his hamstring had miraculously eased.

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Balotelli has joined AC Milan on loan until the end of the season.

According to reports, the Serie A club have inserted a number of clauses in his new contract that look to limit his notoriously erratic behaviour.

[Liverpool Echo]