Wes Brownhistoric Manchester United footballer who played 15 years with the ‘red devils’ and won 58,500 euros a week (10 million in his career)speaks for the first time since They declared him bankrupt in 2023 after separating from his wifeThe popular Leanne Wassell (participó en el reality ‘Real Housewives of Cheshire’)with whom he married in 2009 and had three daughters.
Wes Brown speaks for the first time after being declared bankrupt
The 44-year-old former footballer, who won the Premier League 5 times and the Champions League 2 times, explained in the Ben Heath podcast what He didn’t have the “right people” to guide him during his youth..
I think the main thing is that when you make a lot of money you need the right people, right? And I would say that’s one of the things I didn’t have.
Wes Brown
“I think the main thing is that when you make a lot of money you need the right people, right? And I would say that’s one of the things I didn’t have,” said Wes Brown, who became 23 times capped by England.
These are things that happened a long time ago with certain investments and getting involved in things that, as a kid, a lot of people get involved in but don’t really understand.
Wes Brown
Regarding the causes of his financial ruin, the former Manchester United player explained that “it is a long story and I will not go into details, but they are things that happened a long time ago with certain investments and getting involved in things in which, when I was a child, a lot of “People get involved but don’t really understand. It came to a head last year.”
“A lot of people have been able to get out of this or are still involved in solving it or whatever, but I just couldn’t. There’s not much I can do,” he acknowledged.
Wes Brown: “Many players have told me ‘the same thing is happening to me’. I won’t name names”
Brown said his current legal situation is still “ongoing” and revealed that “a lot of players have called me and said ‘the same thing is happening to me.’ I won’t name names.”
“I’m not the type of person to cry or complain about it, I’m just going to fight and move on,” he announced.
This is how an elite athlete goes bankrupt: the keys and examples
Sergio F. Núñez reports in the MARCA Daily by MARCA which is estimated to 80% of sports stars end up bankrupt after retiring.
In football, 60% of Premier League players go bankrupt five years after hanging up their boots; In the NFL, more than 78% of the league’s players lose their entire fortune when they stop competing; and in the NBA there are 3 out of 5 players who remain in the red after leaving the league.
2024-04-12 03:16:18
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