Micah Richards claims he spread a fake rumour about Real Madrid being interested in him to secure a better deal at Manchester City.
The former defender, 36, racked up close to 250 appearances for the Citizens between 2005 and 2015, having joined the club as a teenager.
After breaking through, Richards emerged as one of Europe's most exciting young defenders, and when contract negotiating time came, some of the biggest clubs in Europe were sniffing around.
During these crunch talks, when both sides were quibbling over relatively small sums, Richards - who had recently broken into the England team - took matters into his own hands.
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