• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
I played for Chelsea, am worth more than Ronaldo and Messi combined, and could buy Man United, but now I regret transfer

Home> Football

Published 15:31 21 Mar 2023 GMT

I played for Chelsea, am worth more than Ronaldo and Messi combined, and could buy Man United, but now I regret transfer

The player has spoken about his biggest regret

Marcus Chan

Marcus Chan

Former Chelsea youngster Faiq Bolkiah, who has a net worth more than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo combined, has opened up about his transfer regret.

Bolkiah boasts a huge net worth as he is part of the Bruneian royal family, he is worth an estimated £16 billion according to Spanish news outlet Marca.

To put things in context, Messi and Ronaldo, who are the biggest earners in recent history, are worth £511 million and £412 million respectively, as reported by The Express.

Bolkiah can easily purchase Premier League giants Manchester United, who are currently on sale with owners The Glazer Family holding out for around £6 billion.

Being the nephew of the Sultan of Brunei, Bolkiah has never needed to work a single day of his life.

Advert

However, he was determined to chase his dream of being a professional football player.

When he was 12, Bolkiah was snapped up by Southampton. He then had a short spell with Reading before going on trial with Arsenal.

In the end, it was Chelsea who signed the youngster in 2014. During his time with the Stamford Bridge club, Bolkiah mainly played for the reserves and left for Leicester after his contract ended.

After failing to break through at Leicester, he left England on a free transfer to Portuguese side Maritimo. A move that he regrets.

Advert

Earlier in the year, he told the Main Stand: “Maritimo said to me ‘you’ll come here, you’ll play’ so I said ‘I just want to be here for a year. The main thing for me is I want to play.’ Obviously, that didn’t happen.

“I definitely regret moving there. I feel like there was a lot of politics to do with it as well, why Maritimo wanted me. I didn’t feel like they were being fully honest.”

He added: “It definitely made me stronger. It definitely made me work harder and keep my head down. That didn’t change for sure. But I definitely made the right decision to leave.

Advert

“I had another two years left on my contract there. They changed presidents at the time, I went in there and they understood my situation. It wouldn’t have done me or the club any good for me to be there longer.”

At the moment, Bolkiah is playing for Thai club Chonburi, but he has not given up on making it to the big leagues.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Chelsea, Football

Marcus Chan
Marcus Chan

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

2 hours ago
5 hours ago
7 hours ago
  • Getty
    2 hours ago

    Jamie Vardy 'Makes' Controversial Decision Prior to Cremonese Debut

    Jamie Vardy made his Serie A debut with Cremonense on Monday night, beginning his adventure in Italy.

    Football
  • Getty
    5 hours ago

    Barcelona Hit With Huge Blow After UEFA U-Turn Ahead of Newcastle Clash

    Barcelona are set to take on Newcastle United on Thursday night.

    Football
  • Getty
    5 hours ago

    Alan Shearer to Miss Newcastle vs Barcelona for 'Nightmare' Reason

    Newcastle United return to the Champions League with a league phase game against Barcelona on Thursday

    Football
  • Getty
    7 hours ago

    Amorim Handed Shock Man Utd Escape Route After City Defeat

    Ruben Amorim is under increasing pressure at Manchester United.

    Football
  • World's richest footballer worth more than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo combined reveals his one career regret from his time in England
  • Cristiano Ronaldo Reacts After Receiving 'Best Of All Time' Award Over Lionel Messi
  • Lionel Messi Snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo When Naming Greatest Striker He's Seen Live
  • Exclusive: Emile Heskey names two opponents who were 'on same level' as Messi and Ronaldo but didn't get the same respect