Brescia deny Balotelli access to training ground

Mario Balotelli arrived at Brescia's training facilities on Tuesday morning but a club employee denied him access to the premises.

The incident takes place after the feud between the Italian striker and the Serie A side in recent days when the player was accused by president Massimo Cellino of not showing up for training.

"Now you can say that I don't want to train," Balotelli told the media after being denied access, according La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Although his return to boyhood side Brescia triggered high expectations, the club currently sit bottom of Serie A and the Italian has netted five goals in 19 games.

Balotelli has recently presented a medical certificate to justify that he has been absent from training due to an intestine problem that he has been suffering from for two years.

The striker returned to Italy last August after three seasons in Ligue 1 at Nice and Marseille following spells at Inter, Manchester City, AC Milan and Liverpool.