Italy's Balotelli given compassionate leave by Liverpool

The 24-year-old Italian was not with his team mates when they reassembled after the summer break amid media reports of the death of his adoptive father, Francesco, at the weekend.

Italy's Balotelli given compassionate leave by Liverpool

(Reuters)





Liverpool confirmed Balotelli had been granted leave but told Reuters the details were private.

Over the weekend the former Manchester City and AC Milan forward tweeted: “Thanks everyone for the support. I really wanna thank everybody. My family thanks all of you too.”





(Reporting by Douglas Beattie; Editing by Ken Ferris)


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