Marcus Rashford was once involved in a car crash which left his £700,000 Rolls Royce written off - but offered his help to a YouTuber who purchased it when it came to repairing it.
Rashford has moved on loan to Barcelona for the season away from Manchester United, where it appears he does not have a future.
The 27-year-old was one of five United players also including Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia who are training separately from Ruben Amorim's squad.
The group are not part of the club's pre-season tour of America and have been given time to work on finding new clubs over the summer.
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Rashford has joined the Catalan club for the season, with Barcelona covering the forward's wages after he agreed to a pay cut, and there is the option for the La Liga side to complete a permanent move for the England international next summer for more than £30m.
Following his move to Catalonia, Rashford has been given a new set of wheels following an agreement his fresh club has with a car manufacturer.
Barca have an arrangement with SEAT CUPRA, which serves as its officially Automotion and Mobility Partner and has captain Marc-Andre Ter Stegen as brand ambassador, until 2029.
With Rashford now in the squad, he too has been given the special company car privilege and was seen driving his CUPRA Formentor to training at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.
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And back in September 2023, Rashford was involved in a car crash following United's 1-0 Premier League win over Burnley.
The England forward was leaving United's Carrington training ground after the win in his Rolls Royce Black Badge Wraith before he was involved in the incident.
Neither Rashford or the other driver, an elderly woman, were injured in the collision and no ambulance was required.
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But Rashford's £700,000 Rolls Royce was in such a state it had to be written off and was later sold at an auction for a relatively cut price £184,000.
The car had fewer than 1,000 miles on the clock but the damage to it extended to the sides, suspension, underside and much more.
It was purchased by YouTuber Mat Armstrong and his video about buying the car went viral, attracting more than five million views.
It led to Rashford's team getting in touch and offering to help him to restore it to its state before the collision.
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Mat was offered a host of the car's parts which had been in a lock-up after the incident.
It included a Mansory bag and car cover, Mansory floor and boot mats, Mansory grill surround, a Rolls Royce front grill with the Mansory insert, wheel cap and black spirit of ecstasy.
And in a lengthy video, Mat said: "I want to say thanks for Rashford's team for giving us all of this because they didn't have to. It saved us so much money."
Topics: Barcelona, Manchester United, Marcus Rashford, Football
John McDougall