FORMER Manchester United star Louis Saha has swapped the football pitch for the boardroom and is now worth a mind-boggling £4.3BILLION – over seven times more than old team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Saha, 46, joined United from Fulham in 2004 and went on to score 42 goals in 124 outings before leaving in 2008.
He won two Premier League titles and a Champions League during his time at Old Trafford.
And Saha also lit up England’s top flight playing for Newcastle, Everton, Tottenham and Sunderland.
The 20-time France international ended his career with Italians Lazio in 2013.
But Saha did not rest on his laurels and immediately launched a company called AxisStars with fellow co-founder Kate Hamer.
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The organisation establishes relationships between “professional athletes and entertainers, their peers and trusted partners.”
Saha’s job is described as “developing propositions to support athletes and other people in the public eye, in their careers.”
And AxisStars is now thought to boast over 550 clients from the world of sport.
Amazingly, it is now worth a whopping £4.3bn.
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That’s over seven times more than the net worth of former United teammate Ronaldo, who boasts a personal fortune of £600million.
Reflecting on his role at AxisStars, Saha told The Guardian: “I still get asked for advice by different people on a daily basis.
“For instance, my agent called me to say he had a talented French footballer who he wants to bring to England, and asked me for advice on how to create a tailor-made training programme.
“I put him in touch with people I used to work with.
“This kind of player could join Axis as he can then search for a personal coach in his region.
“It is a hard process but it’s so rewarding, because if I can help 100,000 people, it’s the best thing I’ve ever done.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
