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05th Sep 2015

Mario Balotelli must lose half a stone before he’s considered for a starting place at AC Milan

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Darragh Murphy

Mario Balotelli better up his 1km/h jogging pace.

AC Milan’s new loan signing has been told that he’s carrying too much excess weight and that he must slim down before he gets a starting spot with the Rossoneri.

Milan manager Sinisa Mihajlovi wants the former Liverpool striker to shed half a stone.

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“He’s not played for a while and he still has to improve,” Mihajlovic told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“He’s training well and his physical tests are satisfactory, but he’s three kilogrammes overweight: he’s on a diet and when he’s ready he will play.”

We’ve heard a number of adjectives used to describe Balotelli in his career – lazy, slow, mental – but we’ve never heard accusations of fatness being levelled against him.

H/t to TheTelegraph

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