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    ‘I bought a Bentley after retiring from football – I sold it after three weeks because I felt like a w*****’

    GARY NEVILLE has opened up on the most outrageous purchase he’s ever made – and he sold it after just three weeks.The Manchester United icon turned Sky Sports pundit told the story of splurging out on a Bentley when he hung up his boots.Gary Neville has revealed his most outrageous purchase everCredit: GettyThe Man Utd icon splashed out on a Bentley, only to sell it three weeks laterCredit: GettyNeville, 49, spent the entirety of his 19-year career playing for Man Utd where he became one of the most successful stars in Premier League history.His time at Old Trafford saw him win EIGHT Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues, three FA Cups and another three League Cups.After bringing an end to his career in 2011 at the age of 35, Neville felt it was time to reward himself by splashing out on a new Bentley.Recalling the purchase when speaking on the It’s Called Soccer podcast, he said: “I always said to myself that when I finished my football career I wanted to drive a four-door massive, big Bentley.READ MORE ON MAN UTD”Not the baby Bentley, the big thing. So basically I bought one when I finished my career, a couple years after my career.”Neville went on to explain that just THREE WEEKS after buying the luxury car, he got rid of it after feeling that he looked like a “w*****” while driving around Manchester.He said: “I had it for about three weeks. I recognised as I was driving around Manchester that I felt like a w*****.”Adding: “I literally got rid of it after three weeks and lost a fortune on it. Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS”I just literally bought this massive big Bentley and thought ‘this is it, you’ve arrived, treat yourself. You’ve had this amazing career, you’ve done everything you wanted to do – you deserve this’ “But as I was driving around I thought I wasn’t being truthful. Gary Neville gives behind-the-scenes tour of new job as he misses Sky Sports’ coverage of Aston Villa vs Man Utd”I come from Manchester and you’ve got people looking at you and it made me think ‘It’s not me, it’s not my character – I’m a right-back’.”You can’t be a right-back and drive a big Bentley.”Current Manchester United right-back Noussair Mazraoui has just splashed £200,000 himself on a new Bentley himself.The Morocco international has dropped nearly a quarter of a million pounds on a the new Bentley Bentayga S Black Edition.Noussair Mazraoui has just splashed on a new Bentley himselfCredit: Alamy More

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    Man Utd star Mazraoui splashes out on £200,000 Bentley to keep up with supercar loving team-mates

    CROCKED Man Utd ace Noussair Mazraoui has snapped up a £200,000 Bentley – to keep up with his supercar loving teammates.The Bentley Bentayga S Black Edition is perfect for the injured defender coming with a range of safety features.Sidelined Man Utd ace Noussair Mazraoui has treated himself to a flash new motorThe Old Trafford right-back has taken home a stunning Bentley Bentayga S Black EditionBut the luxury SUV also has plenty of power upfront with a four-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine that produces 542 horsepower.The motor can accelerate from 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 180mph.Mazraoui, 26, joins teammates Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro who all own top-of-the-range Bentleys.Last month The Sun revealed Rashford, 26, splashed out on a £200,000 Bentley Flying Spur Azure to ferry him to training while he’s on a driving ban.READ MORE ON MAN UTDWhile United captain Bruno, 30, drives a sporty Bentley Continental GT and also has a Bentayga to ferry his family around.And we reported how Casemiro, 32, forked out £200,000 on a Bentley Bentayga SUV for his glamorous wife Anna Mariana to take their kids to school.Mazraoui arrived at Old Trafford in August after the club completed a stunning £60million double deal for him and Bayern Munich teammate Matthijs de Ligt.The Moroccan international is currently out injured after being taken off at half-time against Aston Villa on October 6 after suffering heart palpitations.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSMazraoui has since had a procedure to correct the issue, but is likely out for another two weeks.In the past former United stars Cristiano Ronaldo, Dean Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Alexis Sanchez and Phil Jones, all drove high-end Bentleys to United training.Noussair Mazraoui celebrates the crowd after victory for Ajax David Bellion lifted the lid on Fergie’s strict rules around supercars with The Sun in 2017But the supercars haven’t always been popular at the club.Former Red Devils striker David Bellion recalled how Sir Alex Ferguson once made one of his teammates sell his Bentley after driving it to training one morning.Wayne Rooney has also previously revealed how Fergie would not allow players aged under 25 to own a sports car while he was manager.Speaking to The Sun in 2017, Bellion discussed the unnamed player who drove a Bentley to training, saying: “Sir Alex made him sell it immediately.“I drove to Carrington in an Austin Mini for nearly a year even though I had a Mercedes at home.“Sir Alex didn’t like young players getting above themselves. “He hated anyone showing their wealth before they had done anything in life or the game.”And United legend Gary Neville last month admitted buying a Bentley made him feel like a “proper w****r”.He told the It’s Called Soccer! podcast: “I always said to myself when I finished my football career that I wanted to drive a four-door massive big Bentley.READ MORE SUN STORIES“The massive one. Not the Baby Bentley, like the big thing. So basically I bought one a couple years after my career and I had it for about three weeks.“I recognised as I was driving round Manchester that I just felt like a proper w****r… not that I don’t now!” More

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    Inside Alexis Sanchez’s amazing £750,000 fleet of supercars including monster £160k Bentley and £130k Audi he crashed

    ALEXIS SANCHEZ had a less-than-desirable end to his Premier League career with Manchester United. However, this did not stop the Chilean from earning a pretty sum from his time at the club thanks to his £350,000-a-week contract.
    Alexis Sanchez has earned more than £115million over his playing careerCredit: AFP
    Sanchez lit up the Premier League in three-and-a-half stunning years at ArsenalCredit: Getty
    Add his three-and-a-half years at Arsenal to his time at Barcelona, Inter Milan and Marseille, and Sanchez has earned well over £115million throughout his football career.
    And Sanchez has not spared any expense on some of the nicer things in life.
    The loves of his life, a company of four dogs including two golden retrievers named Atom and Humber, enjoy a lavish life with the forward.
    But Sanchez’s splurges do not end there, as proven by a fleet of supercars worth over £750,000.
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    Not to mention the other modes of transport Sanchez has at his disposal – including the chartering of a private jet.
    Although, Sanchez is far from a saint on the road.
    He was once banned from driving in his homeland of Chile after being caught speeding at 96mph in a 75mph zone just outside the capital of Santiago.
    SunSport has taken a look at Sanchez’s garage of supercars.
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    Bentley Bentayga Black Edition – £160,000+
    In 2019 Sanchez opted to add an SUV to his collection.
    Much like former team-mate David de Gea, who has an impressive car collection of his own, Sanchez added a luxury SUV to his collection.
    However, unlike ex-club-mates Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku – who splashed £250,000 on a Rolls Royce Wraith – Sanchez went for a Bentley Bentayga.
    The monster Bentley, capable of going from 0-60mph in just four seconds, could set punters back anywhere between £156,000 to £259,000.
    This five-door 4×4 comes equipped with a V8 engine, – last used by F1 cars in 2013 – four-wheel drive and can reach a top speed of 180mph.
    The Black Edition which Sanchez opted for came with a little juice up on both its performance and design.
    Mansory, a luxury car modification firm from Germany, added some of their unique flare to the mix on the wheels and its diamond-polished rim surface.
    In addition, the rework with Mansory saw the car given a power boost, with an extra 10mph of top speed and increased torque.
    The luxury Bentley Bentayga can be sold for up to £259,000Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke
    Bentley Continental GT – £186,000
    The Bentayga is not the only Bentley in Sanchez’s collection.
    He also owns a Continental GT, another Bentley beast in its own right.
    Like the Bentayga, the GT has a V8 engine.
    However, the GT possesses more power than its sister car and can therefore reach a higher speed of 198mph.
    It can also reach 0-60mph in just 3.9 seconds.
    The price of the GT is also more than a match, with estimates placing it between £186,000 and £273,000.
    Sanchez also has a luxury Bentley Continental GTCredit: Cavendish Press
    Range Rover Sport – £84,000
    Keeping with the theme of British cars, Sanchez also has a Range Rover Sport.
    The car is far slower than the aforementioned Bentley’s off the line, taking 6.6 seconds to reach 60mph.
    It is also far slower with a top speed of 135mph – not that Range Rovers are typically designed with speed in mind.
    Range Rover set the price of this model at £84,000, but that did not prevent Sanchez’s motor from seeing its share of bumps and bruises in 2018.
    Following a meal at a restaurant, Sanchez returned to his car to find that his front wing had been scraped – an overall minor but nevertheless expensive to fix piece of damage.
    Two weeks later the bad luck continued as Sanchez was struck with a fine from a traffic warden after parking his car on double yellow lines outside another restaurant in Wilmslow.
    Sanchez had two weeks of hell with his Range Rover Sport in 2018Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke
    Audi R8 – £135,000+
    Talking of damage, Sanchez was fortunate to not be killed in a car crash when he was still at Barcelona.
    Sanchez was driving his Audi following Barcelona’s Copa Catalunya final win over Espanyol in 2013 in the early hours of the morning.
    However, at 2:30am Sanchez crashed into the central barrier on a motorway close to the city centre.
    The incident saw Sanchez land in hot water with the law after he abandoned his mangled car in the road without notifying the police.
    Sanchez had been picked up by an unnamed team-mate following the crash.
    Local press shared pictures of the stunning incident and described Sanchez avoiding injury as a “miracle”.

    Local press described Sanchez avoiding injury in his crash as a ‘miracle’
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    Lamborghini Huracan – £200,000
    Lamborghini’s prowess in making supercars is matched by very few, so it would make sense that Sanchez would pick one up during a trip to Miami in 2016.
    The Italian-made car is one of the fastest ever made, reaching 0-60mph in just 2.8s.
    It is also capable of reaching speeds of up to 201mph – not that he would be able to reach such heights due to Miami speed limit laws setting highways at 70mph.
    It is a common practice to grab a rental car when visiting another country, and this was likely the case for the then-Arsenal ace too.
    Such activity is expensive, however, with renters charging between £483 to £2,421 a day depending on the model.
    At retail, the Huracan can go for between £164,000 to well above £200,000 depending on the model.
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    Sanchez hired a Lamborghini Huracan while on holiday in MiamiCredit: Instagram/Alexis Sanchez
    Planes, trains and automobiles
    Sanchez has also been seen enjoying trips on luxury private jets, yachts and helicopters.
    He has been spotted on a yacht with his dogs, while he also took ex-girlfriend Mayte Rodriguez on a romantic helicopter ride that landed on a private stretch of beach in South America.
    Sanchez has previously chartered private jets for flights with his dogsCredit: Instagram / @alexis_officia1
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    Premier League stars’ luxury cars including Ferrari found in shipping containers on the way to Dubai after being stolen

    TWO Premier League stars have had their flash luxury cars returned to them after the vehicles were found in shipping containers headed for Dubai.The supercars recovered by the Essex Police’s Stolen Vehicle Intelligence Unit were a Ferrari and a Range Rover.
    The Premier League player has been reunited with his flash red FerrariCredit: East Anglia News Service
    The silver Range Rover has also been reunited with its ownerCredit: East Anglia News Service
    So far this year, the force’s team has recovered 517 cars or parts of vehicles with a combined value of more than £16million.
    The two players, who have not been identified but have more than 100 international caps between them, had their cars stolen in neighbouring counties.
    The SVIU’s PC Paul Gerrish, PC Phil Pentelow and analyst Hannah Gerrish, tracked down the vehicles to shipping containers which were due to travel to Dubai from London Gateway Port in Thurrock.
    As yet, no arrests have been made in connection to the vehicle thefts.
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    It’s thought once a car is stolen, thieves may look to quickly sell it on, even for a price well below its market value, or strip it for parts or even ship the whole vehicle  to areas such as the Middle East or Africa, where it can be sold for two or three times its cost in the UK.
    The thieves or handlers of the stolen vehicles may obtain false or cloned identities before selling it on to an unsuspecting member of the public in the UK or even distribute them to other criminals.
    Essex Police launched Operation Ignition this summer which saw the SVIU, Roads Policing and investigators work together to break up the criminal gangs behind the thefts.
    The SVIU has managed to return vehicles to hundreds of victims from family saloons to supercars.
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    PC Gerrish said: “Every stolen car is important to us and we work as hard as we can to get them back to their owners.
    “When you phone someone up and tell them we’ve got their car with their kids’ car seats and the pushchair in the back, or other personal items, it’s hugely satisfying.
    “We are creating a hostile environment for car thieves. We know what to look for and we know how and where they operate.”
    One of the Premier League footballers went to the SVIU base to be reunited with his car and praised the team’s work.
    PC Pentelow said: “He was genuinely thankful and taken aback by the lengths we had gone to.
    “His car was clearly very dear to him, and he was very impressed with the service he’d had from the police.
    “Even though he plays for one of my team’s biggest rivals, he was a nice guy and down-to-earth. It was good to help him.”
    The SVIU team work with manufacturers including Jaguar Land Rover, Ford, BMW and Mercedes-Benz to improve vehicle security.
    The team recommends drivers learn about their car’s vulnerabilities by watching videos online and check the website Secured by Design to find recommended safety devices for your car and think about getting a Disklok.
    However, they say the biggest vulnerability is people leaving their vehicles unlocked.
    PC Pentelow said: “Double lock it and check it. We still see CCTV where people’s cars aren’t locked.”
    In July this year, the Essex Police’s SVIU team recovered cars and car parts worth £1m, in one of their most successful weeks ever.
    The unit recovered high-end cars including a Rolls-Royce, a Bentley Bentayga, alongside several Range Rovers and BMWs.
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    In recent months they have located and recovered a range of Ferraris and Aston Martins.
    A Rolls-Royce Cullinan recovered during recent operations was worth more than £360,000 alone.
    PC Phil Pentelow and PC Paul Gerrish say they are creating a hostile environment for car thievesCredit: East Anglia News Service More

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    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp swaps £25k Opel for £150k luxury Bentley GT Continental

    LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp shows how he splashes the Reddies as he arrives for training in a £150,000 Bentley.The German, 54, was in a GT Continental instead of his £25,000 Opel Insignia.
    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp shows how he splashes the Reddies as he arrives for training in a £150,000 Bentley
    Klopp is a brand ambassador for German carmaker Opel
    The German, 54, was in a GT Continental instead of his £25,000 Opel Insignia
    Opel brand ambassador Klopp obviously fancied giving his big-money substitute a run-out.
    He first signed a deal with the German car brand in 2012.
    The former Borussia Dortmund gaffer has starred in dozens of ads for the manufacturer and renewed his deal in 2017.
    Klopp is one of the highest paid managers in the world.
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    They have already won the League Cup and remain in the running for the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
    League title rivals Manchester City are currently three points clear at the top of the table. More