‘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.
Neville, 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.
“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.
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“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.
“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.