Former Argentina international Gabriel Batistuta has criticised Mario Balotelli for wasting his talent.

The AC Milan striker has constantly made the headlines for his behaviour on the field and for numerous incidents in his private life, and Batistuta is annoyed that he is not reaching his full potential.

"My thoughts on Balotelli? He's the kind of player who infuriates me," Corriere dello Sport quotes Batistuta as saying.

"I was not born a footballer like him. I achieved what I did because of all the hard work I put in. I had to make sacrifices.

"Balotelli, and a few others, have everything that I would have liked to have. It angers me that he does not use his talent to his full advantage."

AC Milan are currently eighth in the Serie A table.

Written by
Alex Meyers