I bought a tracksuit with my first Premier League contract then a Lamborghini, but I had to sell it after scaring my daughter

Gabby Agbonlahor spent his first ever professional contract money on tracksuits and trainers for him and his friends.

Rewind to 2005 and the former Aston Villa striker had risen through the Villans' academy to sign his first pro deal.

This summer's transfer window has seen plenty of discussion around the money players can earn in the Saudi Pro League, with numerous Premier League stars making the move to the Middle East.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the league's highest earner with an eye-watering salary of £177m-a-year.

That's certainly a far cry from what then-Premier League starlet Agbonlahor was on 18 years ago.

But whilst today's Saudi stars are splashing the cash on private chefs, incredible homes and jets, Agbonlahor opted for more modest purchases.

“I think I remember when I was 17, or no, I was 18 when I signed my first professional contract," he told talkSPORT. «I think it was a grand and a half a week.

“I was quite chavvy back then and remember going with my best friend to the Lacoste shop. They used to do these tracksuits with the collars. Me and my friend bought it in three colours. I bought my friend a pair of trainers, brought myself a few pairs of Nike TNs.

“But I just remember when the money hit my account with the sign on fee from that contract. I just thought 'shopping time'.»

Upgrading his wardrobe wasn't the only thing Gabby got with his new salary, either.

“Then I got a new car. I remember I getting a Golf, bought it off my friend’s dad," as he recalled the sudden ability to buy what he wanted.

«It was a bit like wow, going from £80-a-week, which was my scholarship deal for two years, to then a grand-and-a-half. I was like wow, what a change.”

Agbonlahor spent his entire career at Aston Villa bar two loans to Watford