Grinning teammates had a whipround to replace his crashed
£200,000 supercar with a red plastic kiddies’ model—a bargain at
forty quid. They even stuck a Ferrari badge on the front and gave
it a CR7 reg plate.
Then they left it parked at the club’s training ground—right
next to the £140,000 Bentley Continental GT Speed fleet-footed
Ronaldo’s been running around in since the smash ten days ago. And
when the FIFA World Footballer of the Year came out of the gym, he
went into fits of laughter over his new motor.
A club insider revealed: “He thought it was hilarious and said
he was going to play on it as soon as he got home. “It’s fair to
say Ronny has had more than his fair share of stick since the
accident. He couldn’t stop going on about his Ferrari and how
beautiful it was. So a few of the United lads thought it would be
funny to play a trick on him.
“So they all chipped in and bought a cheap plastic pedal car
from the local toy shop. “All the lads were laughing as he scooped
it up and put it in the back of his car. It put a smile on his
face—and he said he’ll give it to a local hospital or good
cause.”
Now he plans to get his other bigger toy FIXED rather than have
it written off after crashing it into a tunnel wall on the way to
United’s Carrington training ground.
The £110,000-a-week winger waited 12 months to take delivery of
the Ferrari 599 GTB and has told team-mates that having it mended
will be a lot quicker than joining another waiting list for a new
one to be built in Italy.
Our source added: “He just wants the car back on the road, and
if money is no object then why not just get it fixed?
“It’s better than waiting another year for one to be
assembled.”
