Balotelli in police probe as Liverpool ponder his future

Italian striker has been accused of 'threatening' a woman whose daughter was taking pictures of his Ferrari

Mario Balotelli
(Image credit: PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty)

Liverpool knew what they were getting into when they bought Mario Balotelli, but things are starting to unravel faster than anyone predicted on and off the pitch, amid claims that he could be on his way as soon as January. One goal so far this term is bad enough, but his body language and shirt-swapping antics have made things worse and now it has emerged that the moody striker is being investigated by police after allegations that he "threatened" a woman whose daughter was taking pictures of his Ferrari.

The BBC reports that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when a resident in the Wythenshawe area of Manchester called the city's police. Greater Manchester Police later released a statement in which they said: "We received a report of threatening behaviour and we are investigating."

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.