Liverpool's John Arne Riise has been left red-faced after his
payslip appeared on the Internet - revealing his address and
national insurance number.
The Norway defender is furious last night after his £139,634 a
month salary was revealed, broken down into four categories.
Sources close to the Liverpool star are convinced the payslip was
stolen and a Liverpool spokesman said: "We are taking the matter
extremely seriously and we are investigating. "
The payslip, which relates to last season, shows Riise took home
more than £82,000 after paying around £55,500 in tax.
Among the more offbeat entries on the payslip are a £250 points
bonus - probably for just one as the team got off to a poor start -
plus a £36 ticket deduction which confirms even Premier League
stars don't get freebies any more.
In all, the figures show a monthly wage of £120,000 with the £250,
£4,000 appearance money and a Champions League figure of £15,384.62
added on, giving a monthly gross of £139,634.62.
Deducted from this is a staggering £55508.28 in tax, £1611.67
National Insurance - as well as £65 in meals and £36 ticket
fees.
And in all, the payslip shows £304,137.66 tax deducted for the
year.
But Riise, 27, is more concerned about the sensitive personal
information contained within his pay packet appearing on the
website images.
A source close to the star said: "We are convinced someone has
stolen this. John Arne Riise is not the sort of person who throws a
wageslip in the rubbish bin.
"It's clearly been taken without his consent. There is a lot of
delicate information about John now widely available on the net and
it's circulating like wildfire.
John is particularly worried his address is out there in the
open.
"There's the added concern that his national insurance number could
be misused by fraudsters."
Earlier this year Liverpool stars Pepe Reina, 25, Peter Crouch, 26,
Jerzy Dudek, 34, and Daniel Agger, 22, were all victims of
burglaries at their homes. But the source said there had been no
sign of any break-ins at Riise's home.
