Brescia striker Mario Balotelli admits he'd like to play with Barcelona star Lionel Messi.

Balotelli spoke to his followers on Instagram.

Asked about a player he'd like to play with, he replied: "Messi. It will probably never happen, but everyone would like to play with him. Obviously it wouldn't be bad to play with Cristiano Ronaldo, he's a phenomenon too. But I prefer Messi."

Balotelli also spoke of the relationship with his former Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte.

"We get on well. We had some rows but without a lack of respect. Only once did something in particular happen but the rest of the time I was good with Mourinho. After the Champions League he came on the bus and I was basically lying there and I heard them all cry, while he said goodbye to everyone. It marked me to see these images."