The football transfer window is now closed and dozens of top-flight footballers are preparing to relocate to their new clubs.
However, while the football pundits are assessing the impact these transfers will have on the game, we're more interested in the cars the footballers own.
So, to celebrate the closing of the transfer window, we've picked out some of the most interesting cars which will be moving clubs with their owners.
The headline news is David Beckham's move from LA Galaxy to French Ligue 1 side Paris St-Germain. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder has signed a five-month contract with the French club and has announced he will donate his salary to charity. The 37-year-old has owned many exotic cars during his long and illustrious career, including the yellow Ferrari 360 which BuyYourCar editor James Barrell took for a spin back in 2011.
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BYC Editor James Barrell takes Beckham's Ferrari for a spin in 2011 |
Arsenal loses a Mercedes SL thanks to Marouane Chamakh, who is going on loan to West Ham. West Ham are also gaining the Range Rover of Joe Cole who is moving from Liverpool. Perhaps not the most interesting motor in the world, but it'll be interesting seeing whether Cole trades in for something smaller now he's moving to the crowded capital.
West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie has been left red-faced after driving down to London in his Overfinch Range Rover and attempting to forge a deal with QPR. Chairman Jeremy Peace said the 31-year-old behaved "wholly unprofessionally", while former Manchester United player Darron Gibson mocked Odemwingie by changing the lyrics to 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepsen:
"Hey, I just drove here. And this is crazy. I'm in your car park. So sign me maybe"
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Nuri Sahin's ML-Class, alongside his son's |
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Players leaving London include Anton Ferdinand, who goes on loan from QPR to Bursaspor. We wonder whether he'll be taking his Range Rover with him. Other Range Rover owners moving clubs include Leroy Lita, who goes on loan from Swansea to Sheffield Wednesday and Maurice Edu, who's leaving Stoke for Bursaspor.
The most talked-about transfer has to be Mario Balotelli who leaves Manchester City for AC Milan for a reported £20m. It remains to be seen whether Balotelli intends on taking his camouflaged Bentley Continental GT with him. Also leaving Manchester City is Porsche Panamera-owner Reece Wabara, who goes on loan to Blackpool.
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Mario Balotelli is taking his Bentley to AC Milan |
Nuri Sahin goes on loan from Liverpool to Borussia Dortmund. Sahin famously bought his son a mini Mercedes ML-Class at the same time he bought his own.
Fraizer Campbell leaves Sunderland for Cardiff City for an undisclosed sum, taking with him a Maserati GranCabrio. Newcastle, meanwhile, has sold striker Demba Ba to Chelsea for £7.5m. Luckily for Ba, Stamford Bridge is just outside the capital's congestion charge zone, so he won't be charged for driving his Mercedes CL63 AMG to the club's home ground. Congolese defender Christopher Samba is also moving to London, joining QPR from Anzhi Makhachkala for £12.5m, taking his Rolls-Royce Phantom with him.
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