Source: Daily_Mail
Mario Balotelli faces £400k bill over firework fire at Cheshire home
Mario Balotelli faces a whopping ?400,000 bill for the repair of his bathroom after the infamous firework incident at his ?3million rented home.[LNB] Manchester City's eccentric striker has had a rocket from his landlord, who wants Balotelli to pay himself for the damages rather than go through insurance. [LNB]Balotelli's four-bedroom house suffered smoke damage and the bathroom was gutted in the fire, caused by a friend letting off the firework in the early hours on the eve of City's top-of-the-table derby clash at Old Trafford last month. Ironically, Balotelli sparkled in the match, scoring twice in a 6-1 win.[LNB] On the ball? Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is with the Italy squad[LNB] [LNB] Ear we go: Balotelli jokes with Italy team-mate Alessandro Matri in training[LNB] [LNB]Two fire crews using breathing apparatus put out the blaze at the ?7,500-a-month house in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire. [LNB]A source told the Sun: 'There's nothing left of the designer bathroom but charred and melted remains. Thick smoke made the whole place uninhabitable. That's what has sent the damage costs spiralling. [LNB]'They were lucky to escape serious injury.'[LNB] Despite being at the centre of the controversial incident, Balotelli was made the new face to promote firework safety ahead of the displays on November 5. [LNB] Fine season: The ?24m man has enjoyed success on the pitch this term[LNB] Maiden strike: Balotelli (right) scored his first goal for Italy on Friday[LNB]But the Italian was also poked fun at when he was made the subject of a 30ft effigy torched at a huge fireworks celebration run by Edenbridge Bonfire Society in Kent. [LNB]The fireworks incident was just one of several crazy moments in the 21-year-old's City career to date. [LNB]After scoring twice against rivals Manchester United, the day after the firework incident, Balotelli revealed a t-shirt with the cryptic message: 'why always me?' [LNB] Fun guy: Balotelli was poked fun at by Edenbridge Bonfire Society in Kent[LNB]The former Inter Milan forward last week gave evidence in a mafia trial, telling prosecutors in Italy that he saw a 'table full of drugs' at a gangster boss's HQ in Naples. [LNB]Balotelli has also turned the garden of his mansion into a race track.[LNB] But on the pitch the ?24m signing has shone, scoring seven goals in 10 games in all competitions for City, as well as bagging his first goal for Italy in Friday's 2-0 friendly win over Poland. [LNB] AWOL Tevez City saga will only get worse, admits players rep TaylorI'll manage Mario! Inter boss Ranieri admits he'd love to bring City star Balotelli to San SiroChelsea and Manchester City eye Valencia midfielder TopalM'Vila on City's radar as Vieira admits club are tracking highly-rated France star All the latest Manchester City FC news, features and opinion[LNB]
