BBC pundit Micah Richards has revealed that he once rejected a £100,000 a week contract offer from Manchester City.
It turned out to be a massive error as he ended up joining Aston Villa where he earned a quarter of the salary.
At the time, Richards claimed that he was unhappy that he was behind Pablo Zabaleta in the pecking order at City, leading him to turn down the lucrative proposal. It ultimately led to him taking up punditry to earn more money. Fans on Twitter were loving the ex-defender’s candidness:
Damn he fumbled the bag
— fly high (@fedoriliin) April 11, 2023
25k a week stille hella good though but that’s so funny🤣
— Champions of England (@GustavoL_7) April 10, 2023
Nah this is gold
— Λ (@LoonaStanEve) April 10, 2023
I’m glad he’s poor because we need him on every broadcasting network 😭😭😭
— Angel Reese, get behind me! (@michael_pliz) April 10, 2023
Nah he is pure entertainment
— CityJoe (@CityJou) April 10, 2023
This has to be the funniest story 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
— C (@nosfortes) April 11, 2023
Pure entertainment he is
— sigh (@Citycould) April 11, 2023
Of course, it should be pointed out that Richards was not exactly earning a pittance, even though he didn’t get a contract worth nine figures a week in his career but, as some supporters have said, considering he is one of the most entertaining pundits around, many will be delighted that he decided to take on TV work in order to make up for any lost earnings.