Mario Balotelli arrives to Liverpool training in £240,000 Ferrari imported from Italy

Mario Balotelli drove to Liverpool training on Thursday in his £240,000 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta that was imported over from Italy.

The 24-year-old's beloved luxurious vehicle was seen arriving at Liverpool's Melwood base as Balotelli and his team-mates prepare for Saturday's Premier League trip to West Ham.

Balotelli joined Brendan Rodgers side in a £16million move from AC Milan in August and got his goalscoring account underway in Tuesday's Champions League 2-1 group win against Ludogorets. 

Mario Balotelli arrived to Liverpool training in his beloved £240,000 motor imported from Italy on Thursday

Balotelli arrived at Liverpool's Melwood base in his Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

The Italian car is Balotelli's favourite motor that he also owned during his time at AC Milan

Balotelli (left) was pictured outside his Ferrari F12 Berlinetta whilst in Milan

Mario Balotelli's luxury car collection shown off by fiancée

Speaking after the match, Rodgers confirmed that maverick forward will retain his place for the trip to Upton Park but if he is to emulate the talismanic feats of departed Kop hero Luis Suarez he will have to match the Uruguayan's williginess to the put the hard yards in.

‘Mario is a boy who has really looked into the history of the club,’ said Rodgers. ‘He understands the great strikers of the past. We’ve spoken about Suarez and his time here but if you’re clever you’ll remember he’s still young and still learning the game and he still has this hunger to do well.

Balotelli (right) scored his first Liverpool goal in their 2-1 Champions League group win against Ludogorets

Balotelli (left) celebrates scoring for Liverpool as they took a 1-0 lead against Ludogorets

‘He’ll get fitter and the idea is to persist with him. He’s a good reference for us and he’s improving with each time he trains and plays. It was a brilliant finish and that was exactly what we needed at that time – that bit of genuine Champions League class and he showed that.

‘You saw his work rate. He’s put his body on the line and he needs to do more of that but I think that will come as he gets fitter. But he’s well in tune with the history of the club. I think you can see what he’s trying to put in for the team. That’s going to be very important.

‘The crowd demand that as the players who’ve been here in the past in that position have been non-stop and he’s becoming attuned to that. He’s aware of the demands and it’s going to take time but if he continues to score goals and work hard, he will be fine as he has got the quality.’