Unexpected.
Jose Mourinho and Mario Balotelli did not always enjoy the best of relationships.
The Italian and the his former coach at Inter Milan clashed regularly, with Mourninho once describing the striker as ‘uncoachable’.
But the ex-Chelsea manager and his former player clearly had something of a warm relationship after all, as Balotelli posted an Instagram about the multiple title winner after his sacking from Chelsea earlier this week.
https://www.instagram.com/p/_b0E9nLj-q/
Various Chelsea players such as Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard were lampooned for their social media tributes to their former manager, but Balotelli’s certainly looks genuine in his respect for his former boss