Madness: Balotelli was given millions for not being sent off?!

Clubs around Europe are doing their best to make their stars happy for whatever it takes. But what Liverpool did, according to The Athletic, with capricious Mario Balotelli goes over the limit. To put it politely.

Already aware of his misbehaviour habits, the Scousers made sure they provided him with a proper stimulus that would prevent him from getting into trouble on the pitch.

That's why he was guaranteed a so-called 'good conduct' bonus inserted into his Liverpool contract once he arrived at Anfield for the 2014/15 season.

But what did 'good conduct' actually mean? Well, basically, he was paid none less than an extra KSh 144.829.298 for not - brace yourself - picking up fewer than three red cards in his first season!

Of course, even that didn't stop him from committing all kinds of nonsense on and off the pitch.

In a Champions League match against Real Madrid, Balotelli was criticised by manager Brendan Rodgers for swapping shirts with opponent Pepe at half-time, saying, "it's something that doesn't happen here and shouldn't happen here."

On 18 December 2014, Balotelli was suspended for one match and fined £25,000 for posting an image on social media containing anti-Semitic and racist references.

So... 'good conduct' should go far beyond the number of red cards shown to a single player in a single season.