Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has revealed how Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli snubbed a scheduled meeting at Inter Milan.
Speaking with BT Sport, Mourinho tells the story of how Balotelli - then struggling for form as an 18-year-old at the San Siro - was due to hold a meeting with the manager to discuss the issue.
But at the agreed time, Balotelli wasn't there and had instead gone to the Formula One.
Mourinho said: "He was saying, 'Meetings in your office I can have every day, but the Formula One is only once a year in Italy.'"
And while Mourinho admits he found the situation difficult to stomach at the time, he can now see the funny side of Balotelli's antics.