Illan Meslier has not let much slip through his fingers at Leeds United, but his loss has proven to be Jack Harrison’s gain with the one that got away this season. The goalkeeper spent part of last summer searching for a private chef.
In an effort to find that extra one per cent chefs are becoming more and more common in elite sports. At the summit of professional football, where incomes can be far more disposable, athletes are looking for ways to keep their focus on the job at hand, not how they stay below their allowed calories at dinner.
Meslier placed an advert and held trials at his Harrogate home. Kyle Bussey, a 35-year-old chef in the region, was among those who turned up.
