Ross Barkley 'hires driver for 12 months' as Chelsea star 'faces driving ban'

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Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley is reportedly facing a driving ban after being caught using his mobile phone at the wheel.According to The Sun, Barkley, 28, was spotted using the device at the wheel of his £150,000 Mercedes-AMG in Wandsworth, South West London last July.

It is alleged that this is not the star's first driving conviction and that he has entered a guilty plea to a charge of using a handheld mobile phone while driving a vehicle.He will now appear before Bromley magistrates’ court next month after earning enough points to face a ban.Barkley, who earns £84,000-a-week at Stamford Bridge, is also understood to have hired a driver for the next 12 months."He’s worried a ban is coming,” a source told The Sun. "A driver has been brought in to help."He loves the vehicle so he’ll be gutted - but he’s had plenty of warnings over the years and he’s now totted up enough points for a ban."Even someone on his wage would find a driving ban incredibly annoying."He could certainly do without it, although any fine and costs isn’t going to set him back too much on his wages."Barkley joined the west Londoners in 2018 after the club forked out £15million to sign him from boyhood club Everton.

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