Leicester striker Jamie Vardy wanted to buy a car that appeared in the hit comedy series "The Inbetweeners" because he liked him, but the purchase isn't the strangest thing in football.

A report published by the British newspaper "Daily Star" stated that Vardy - who lifted the FA Cup last month with Leicester - was seen driving a Bentley Continental GT, which costs more than 230 thousand dollars, to training regularly.

Vardy has expressed interest in buying a car featured in the comedy, a 1996 Fiat Cinquecento Hawaii. The car was recently auctioned, and if Vardy decides to buy it, it would be one of the strangest purchases footballers can make, but it certainly isn't. First.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The Swedish striker, who still scores goals for Milan at the age of 39, is not shy about publicly bragging about his achievements, and fans believed that the former Manchester United player was seeking to establish his own doctrine after buying a church in 2015 for about $ 12 million in Stockholm, but - instead - He renovated the building to build apartments and sold the property two years ago.

Sully Muntari

Footballers are racing to spend big on expensive cars, but former AC Milan player Muntari spent nearly $1 million on a six-wheel drive Mercedes "Brabus G63" in 2015. The car was not publicly available because Its characteristics were limited to the army;

Which made the Ghanaian draw attention in the parking lot of the training ground.

Sulley Muntari keeping a low profile in his new car.

Parking in those tight spots in Milan will be a breeze… pic.twitter.com/4ltsK7ZeSa”

— John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) March 24, 2015

Didier Drogba

The Chelsea legend gave the blue team an important victory through a penalty kick that earned the London team its first title in the Champions League in 2012, and a year later the player bought a 5% stake in a gold mine located in his native Ivory Coast, but because of the taxes imposed on gold were The profits that Drogba earned from this investment are limited.

Gabriel Cissé

There have always been many links between football and the British royal family, such as Prince William's support for Aston Villa and the awarding of the Lord's title to Nicolas Bendtner of Arsenal, but former Liverpool and Queens Park Rangers striker Cisse bought himself this title 10 years ago by paying More than two million dollars for the purchase of an English mansion.

John Terry

In the age of social media, footballers tend to share pictures of their luxury holidays often spent on the beaches.

On the other hand, when Terry, the former defender who won the Premier League title with Chelsea during the 2014-2015 season, went on a trip to the Alps, he preferred not to enjoy skiing, writing on his Instagram account, “Running up the mountain while the family was skiing. The altitude of 2,700 meters is very difficult."

Lionel Messi

The report stated that Barcelona star Lionel Messi - a six-time Ballon d'Or winner - was forced to buy a property in the heart of the city just in order to get rid of his annoying neighbors; In 2013, the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” reported that the Argentine had been living with his family in an apartment throughout the renovation of his house, and his neighbors, who were struggling to pay mortgage payments, resorted to renting their house to fans eager to see their favorite star up close, but their quest Disappointed after Messi bought the entire property.