Footballers and money don’t always go hand in hand, at least, that’s what some parts of the media would have you believe.
Take the English press’ obsession with analysing what cars footballers have, or the outrage surrounding an underperforming player if he turns up at an airport with a brand new hat.
What is rarely reported, mostly because it doesn’t sell as well as the aforementioned topics, is the good the players do with their money, especially repaying their family for everything once they made it.
Signed to Lille from Angers, the now Saints star, instead of splashing out on a new watch or a nice pair of trainers, heartwarmingly went straight to his mother.
Le Mée said: “A kid like Sofiane Boufal, as soon as he got his first salary at Lille, he said ‘Mum, it’s over, cleaning at 6am, it’s over. Now you’re going to have the life you deserve to have. You’re my mum and money won’t be an issue. I do my job on the pitch so there’s no problems at home’.”
Making his full Premier League debut at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday, Boufal was unable to help his team get the three points against a very strong Liverpool side.
Walking away with a 0-0 draw, the winger even got praise from Claude Puel in his post-match conference, especially for his professionalism and discipline when defending.
So far, Boufal has scored one goal in six appearances for the Saints, four of which have come from the bench as the 23-year-old still settles into his new environment and regains match fitness following a lengthy lay off due to a knee injury.
