The Mario Balotelli soap opera took another incredible twist last night as an image of him aiming a shotgun was posted on Instagram.
The photo was quickly deleted but not soon enough to halt its journey around the globe thanks to the Internet.
Alongside the snap, according to reports in La Gazzetta Dello Sport, the AC Milan striker had posted, ‘A kiss to all those that don’t like me…”.
The provocative message was sent not long after the Rossoneri has celebrated the start of a new era under coach Filippo Inzaghi, who ironically had mentioned the Italy forward in his speech, describing him as an example and symbol of Milan.
Balotelli was heavily criticised after Italy’s poor World Cup performance, as the Azzurri failed to get out of the group stages.
