Prem star pays less than a day's wages per month for child
The Sunday Mirror|April 07, 2024
Wealthy footie ace dumped ex when she fell pregnant
PHIL CARDY
Prem star pays less than a day's wages per month for child

A MILLIONAIRE Premier League ace who dumped his childhood sweetheart when she was pregnant is paying just £1,280a-month maintenance.

The footballer, who played in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, earns nearly £1million a year from his club - which means the payments for his child work out at just over half of what he earns in a single day.

But he initially denied he was the dad and only started paying after a DNA test proved the baby was his.

And while his penniless ex was struggling to make ends meet, he was pictured on glamorous holidays partying with other women.

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