FORMER Premier League star Martin Braithwaite has reportedly gone AWOL to force an exit from Espanyol.
The striker scored ten goals last season but it was not enough to prevent Espanyol from avoiding relegation from LaLiga.
Now Braithwaite appears keen to leave the club – but he still has two years remaining on his contract.
So to push through a move the striker has left Espanyol's pre-season camp in Marbella, according to Revelo.
He has done so without warning and did not receive permission from the club.
Braithwaite is determined to leave Espanyol and could reportedly even consider retiring.
READ MORE IN FOOTBALL
Win a Lamborghini Urus + £5k or £150k cash from just 89p with our discount code
Norway star Ada Hegerberg walks off pitch seconds before Women’s World Cup clash
The Dane received £345,000 from Barcelona following his release last year and he can retire at any time thanks to his fortune.
The 32-year-old has a property empire in the US believed to be worth a whopping £216million.
Braithwaite has reportedly invested around £617,000 into the business with his uncle, Philip Michael, in 2017.
NYCE Companies is now reportedly 25 times bigger than it was five years ago, with Braithwaite and Michael owning 1,500 apartments.
Most read in Football
Hojlund 'fee limit', Elanga EXIT , Mbappe 'interest', takeover news
£259 Mbappe bid ACCEPTED, West Ham bid £40m for Gallagher, Harry Kane latest
BBC forced to apologise for 'inappropriate' question to Women's World Cup captain
Forest lose another legend as Prem star Chris Bart-Williams dies aged just 49
FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS – BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS
And the pair are said to have another 500 properties in development around Philadelphia and New Jersey.
Braithwaite played for Middlesbrough in the Prem before moving to Spain to sign for Leganes – he left Barca in 2022 after two years at the club.
TRANSFER NEWS LIVE: All the latest news, rumours and confirmed switches from the world of football
Source: Read Full Article
