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Despite €35m value, World Cup star rides home in dad's pick-up
Uruguay’s Maxi Araújo was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise disappointing World Cup campaign for the two-time world champions.
The Sporting man was directly involved in all three of La Celeste’s goals, and there are reasons why he is currently valued at 35 million euros. But even he could not prevent his team’s group-stage exit. And his journey home then turned out to be surprisingly low-key as well.
He headed home from the airport in Uruguay on the back of his father’s Daihatsu pickup truck. In a way, it is a nice example of staying grounded despite certainly not limited financial means, with a reported annual salary of 700,000 euros.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.
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