Chelsea's new boy Michy Batshuayi has been fined by Spanish police after seeing his £180,000 Lamborghini towed away.
Batshuayi, who has joined the west London club after starring for Belgium at Euro 2016, is on holiday in Ibiza before returning for pre-season.
But after he left his car parked under a tree, to keep it in the shade, it was removed and the striker was slapped with a £330 fine.
Officers got a tow-truck to take the vehicle away from a park in Ibiza town around midday on Monday as locals looked on in amazement.
Local paper Periodico de Ibiza said the 22-year-old footballer recovered his flame-coloured Lamborghini Huracan after turning up at a council-run car pound on Monday afternoon and paying £330 to cover the fine and cost of the tow-truck.
A specialist crane ended up having to do the job because the car, which has a top speed of 202mph and can do 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds, wouldn't fit on the normal tow-truck.
A town hall source told local press the car had been rented and the contract was in Michy's brother's name.
It is not the first time Batshuayi has had issues with his cars - a year ago he posted to Instagram after his car crashed, referring to it as the 'Batsmobile'
Batshuayi, who signed for Chelsea just last week in a deal worth £33m, began his career at Standard Liege and joined Marseille in the summer of 2014, scoring 10 goals in his first season with the club.
Last season he scored 23 goals, including 17 in Ligue 1, despite Marseille struggling and finishing 13th ‒ just nine points clear of the relegation zone.
His performances earned him a place in Belgium's Euro 2016 squad and he scored within two minutes of his introduction as a substitute against Hungary in the last 16.
The Belgium striker, 22, has been enjoying his holiday since Belgium were put out at the quarter-final stage by Wales.
He posted an hilarious video of himself attempting the 'Flowrider' surfing challenge on Instagram at the weekend - with disastrous results.
The footage shows him crashing to the ground under the powerful jets of water after an instructor lets him fend for himself.
The striker poked fun at himself, captioning the video: 'I guess I will never ever have a pro surfer career.'
But after he left his car parked under a tree, to keep it in the shade, it was removed and the striker was slapped with a £330 fine.
Officers got a tow-truck to take the vehicle away from a park in Ibiza town around midday on Monday as locals looked on in amazement.
Local paper Periodico de Ibiza said the 22-year-old footballer recovered his flame-coloured Lamborghini Huracan after turning up at a council-run car pound on Monday afternoon and paying £330 to cover the fine and cost of the tow-truck.
A specialist crane ended up having to do the job because the car, which has a top speed of 202mph and can do 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds, wouldn't fit on the normal tow-truck.
A town hall source told local press the car had been rented and the contract was in Michy's brother's name.
It is not the first time Batshuayi has had issues with his cars - a year ago he posted to Instagram after his car crashed, referring to it as the 'Batsmobile'
Batshuayi, who signed for Chelsea just last week in a deal worth £33m, began his career at Standard Liege and joined Marseille in the summer of 2014, scoring 10 goals in his first season with the club.
Last season he scored 23 goals, including 17 in Ligue 1, despite Marseille struggling and finishing 13th ‒ just nine points clear of the relegation zone.
The Belgium striker, 22, has been enjoying his holiday since Belgium were put out at the quarter-final stage by Wales.
He posted an hilarious video of himself attempting the 'Flowrider' surfing challenge on Instagram at the weekend - with disastrous results.
The footage shows him crashing to the ground under the powerful jets of water after an instructor lets him fend for himself.
The striker poked fun at himself, captioning the video: 'I guess I will never ever have a pro surfer career.'
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