Balotelli signed for Liverpool in 2014 but struggled during his first season on Merseyside, scoring just one Premier League goal before being shipped off on loan for a full campaign at the San Siro in the summer.

Injuries have hampered his contributions in Italy, and the Sun now claim he could be banished from the Milan squad after a row with head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic in the clubs’ 2-1 win over Genoa.

With Milan 2-0 up, Mihajlovic sent the 25-year-old on with just two minutes remaining to see out the match, but the former Manchester City man just strolled about and let Genoa pull one back in injury time.