Balotelli pictured smoking while on holiday

While footballers who ply their trade in Europe are putting in the hard yards as they shake off the extra holiday weight in preparation for the coming season, Mario Balotelli is taking it nice and easy.
The footballer was pictured puffing away contentedly on a private yacht while on holiday on the Italian riviera with less than two weeks to go before the Premier League gets underway.
Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp has informed the striker that he doesn't figure in his plans for the coming season. The Italian may have to find another club but his £90K-a-week wages might be a stumbling block unless he's willing to take a pay cut.