But despite his awful 2014/15 campaign with the Reds, he astonishingly still managed to earn a £1m bonus. And Anfield officials were wary about Balotelli's disciplinary record and insisted he should behave “in a manner befitting of a Liverpool player”. He was also offered a £50,000 goal bonus once he had scored more than five Premier League or Champions League goals in a season. At least Balotelli’s woes in front of goal ensured Liverpool weren’t forced to fork out anymore to the ‘unmanageable’ Italian. Now eight years on from leaving the Reds and the striker remains one of the game’s more controversial figures.

Source: Express September 10, 2023 04:24 UTC