The agent of Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli says there is absolutely no issue between the player and Italy manager Antonio Conte.
Speculation suggests that Balotelli feigned injury in order to get out of playing under new Azzurri boss Conte in their recent Euro2016 qualifier against Croatia and friendly with Albania.
It is believed that the pair are having some differences but Balotelli's representative Mino Raiola insists there is no bad blood with his client and the national team.
"There's absolutely no problem with the national team," said Raiola of Balotelli who missed Liverpool's Premier League loss to Crystal Palace on the weekend with a groin injury.
"The relationship with Conte is fantastic.
"The head coach is not there to change Mario. If he (Balotelli) behaves well then he can be an added value to the national team.
"But there is so much talk about him in order to create scandals where they don't exist. It's not true that Mario faked an injury in Italy's last training camp."
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