Inside Phil Foden’s incredible rise to fame from trophies to money off pitch

ENGLAND sensation Phil Foden has been dubbed “Fodenballs” by his mates — for following in the footsteps of David “Goldenballs” Beckham.

Like Becks, the attacking midfielder is netting trophies on the pitch and millions of pounds off it.

Manchester City ace Foden is set to star in tomorrow’s FA Cup final against rivals Manchester United.

The showdown comes on the back of another incredible season in which he won his sixth Premier League title and scored a stunning 24 goals in all competitions.

He was named both Premier League player of the year and the Footballer Writers’ player of the year.

And on Tuesday Gareth Southgate named the 23-year-old in his provisional 33-man squad for next month’s Euro 2024 tournament in Germany.

But humble Foden is proving just as savvy when it comes to doing deals.

Latest publicly available accounts from his companies show his off-pitch earnings shot up by almost £10million.

His wealth has increased by £4.8million in a year after setting up PWF Management Ltd to handle his image rights and sponsorship deals.

That is the equivalent of £400,000 a month.

Foden and mum Claire Rowlands are listed as directors of the “sports activities” firm.

He has also amassed £4.4million in a second firm, Rondog Sports Ltd — named after his nickname of “Ronnie”, given to him by his gran to differentiate him from his dad, who is also called Phil.

Foden has deals with Nike, Hugo Boss and jewellery firm Cernucci on top of his £200,000-a-week City wages.

Top players also earn from the sale of merchandise including shirts that bear their name. Shrewd Foden also set up PF Property Holdings in 2022.

Foden, expecting a third child with sweetheart Rebecca Cooke, 24, has splashed out £2.8million on a home in the footballer enclave