Martin Braithwaite joined Middlesbrough five years ago this week. He may not have set the world alight during his brief stay on Teesside but since then he has amassed a huge fortune thanks to some canny non-football decisions.
So much so that Braithwaite is now reportedly the richest player at Spanish giants Barcelona - some going, considering he counts the likes of Gerard Pique and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as high-profile teammates.
It is quite the turnaround for a striker who flattered to deceive when he was in the Championship. He was signed from Toulouse for a fee of £9million in the summer after Boro were relegated from the Premier League. But such was his lack of impact at the Riverside that he was twice loaned out in both his seasons at the club between 2017 and 2019.
