Micah Richards blitzed through £110k "on just drink" in LA bender after pay rise
Micah Richards has revealed how he once splashed a whopping £110,000 in one night during a Los Angeles bender as a youngster.
The former Manchester City captain came up through the academy and admitted it was a shock to the system when his wages increased from £5,000-a-week to £50,000-a-week in the late-noughties.
He insisted that he did not waste it all and spent some of it on property despite only being a teenager.
But Richards, who made 245 appearances for the Blues between 2005 and 2015, admitted he was handed too much money too soon and once spent three weeks’ worth of wages in one night.
Speaking on the Match of the Day podcast, Richards said: “When I was at Man City there wasn’t really [many superstars]. It was more good youngsters and stuff like that.
"I was given a bit too much too soon, so you just down tools a little bit.
"And I am not afraid to say because you know the papers will document it. I went from £5,000 a week to £50,000 a week. From 18 to 19! That's what I mean!
"So I'm on £2.5m a year. This is in the late 2000's. I went from £500 to £5,000 a week and it was fully deserved at the time.
"(With) £50,000 a week it was more because I was an asset, so if they wanted to sell me…”
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He added: "I didn't spent money and waste it because I've got loads of property.
"It was just different… because you're going out and you're buying everyone, you want to be the man, the man around the town.
"I went to LA one time and honestly in one night we spent $150,000! Honestly, on just drink and having a good time."
Alan Shearer replied: "That must have been one hell of a f****** hangover!"
Meanwhile, Gary Lineker added: "That's a lot of drink, I want to know what the good time was."
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