Documents from the Football Leaks website claim the controversial Italian was entitled to the windfall as Anfield chiefs were worried about his disciplinary record, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Balotelli signed for the Reds from AC Milan in a £16million deal in 2014, with his representative Mino Raiola inserting a series of clauses in his contract.
His deal stated: “If during each season of the term of this contract the player is not dismissed from the field of play on three or more occasions for violent conduct, spitting at an opponent or any other person, for using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures and/or for dissent by word or action... then on the 30th June at the end of each season he shall receive a bonus payment of £1m.”
As it turned out Balotelli didn't once receive his marching orders. He picked up seven yellow cards during a miserable 2014/15 season which saw him score just four goals in 28 appearances.
Documents confirm that Balotelli earned a basic salary of £85,000 a week at Liverpool. He was also offered £50,000 per goal once he had scored more than five Premier League or Champions League goals in a season. That clause was never activated.
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