'Balotelli used to chase people with a lighter and spray to try setting them on fire' – Brescia midfielder Skrabb

Speaking about his short period of playing alongside Mario Balotelli at Brescia, Simon Skrabb said: “Balo is strange. He was like a captain, in training he showed great things, but then he disappeared.

“He chased people with lighters and hairspray in order to make them catch fire.”

Balotelli has a history of ‘playing with fire’ as he set the bathroom of his house in Manchester on fire in 2011, back when he still played for Man City.

The Italian striker is currently playing for Turkish side Adana Demirspor and has scored 5 goals in 12 appearances for them so far this season.