A former Premier League goalkeeper is now living in a council flat after blowing his near-£10million fortune and receiving a jail sentence. The player began his career at Borussia Dortmund, where he quickly established himself as their first choice between the sticks. He played nearly 300 games before moving to Stuttgart, commanding the biggest fee ever paid for a goalkeeper in the history of German football at the time.

He stayed at Stuttgart for nine years, making 340 appearances in all competitions and winning the Bundesliga title, before joining Manchester City in 1995. The stopper played 50 times in the Premier League and former First Division before retiring at the end of the 1996/97 season. He earned a huge amount of money during his career but saw his wealth dissipate after hanging up his gloves.

The player in question is Eike Immel, who recently revealed that he lives in social housing after wasting his fortune. Back in August, he was jailed for two years and two months with a German court hearing that he had failed to repay over 100 loans.

Immel, who is yet to...