Athletics great Bolt, a Manchester United, told TG1 that he was not a fan of Balotelli, who played for Manchester City before moving to AC Milan last season.
“Balotelli is a great football player, although perhaps a little too aggressive for my tastes,” said Bolt.
“He never misses a penalty. I’ve met him a couple of times and to be honest I don’t like him very much.”
Balotelli directly sent a message to Bolt via Twitter, saying: “@usainbolt get to no people before to judge them! Isnt very kind what u said about me…”