Man Utd flop Memphis Depay handed prison sentence after drink driving incident

Former Manchester United prima Memphis Depay has been playing successful Brazil since October past twelvemonth but has present been handed a suspended situation condemnation aft an incidental successful Monaco

Memphis Depay has issued a grovelling apology aft being deed with a situation condemnation for portion driving.

The erstwhile Manchester United prima has been fixed a four-month suspended jailhouse stint for the incidental officially categorised arsenic ‘dangerous driving’. It occurred past August successful Monaco arsenic Depay decided to get down the instrumentality of his Rolls Royce aft leaving a nightclub.

The Dutchman was subsequently stopped by the constabulary and breathalysed. Depay’s humor intoxicant level was 1.01 per millilitre, which exceeded the ineligible bounds successful Monaco.

And tribunal officials successful the principality person present revealed his punishment. He has been ordered to wage a €9,000 (£7,500) fine, portion being handed a four-month suspended situation condemnation and a two-year driving prohibition successful Monaco.

“I would similar to travel connected present and apologise,” Depay said connected Instagram aft the judgement was revealed. “Last summertime during my holidays successful Monaco I made a mistake and decided to thrust location aft having immoderate drinks successful a restaurant.

“I should’ve got successful a taxi alternatively but I didn’t truthful I would similar to apologise and privation to instrumentality afloat work for my action. 2024 was a twelvemonth of lessons and I volition decidedly larn from this one. 2025 we volition bash better. Memphis.”

Depay, 30, has endured a rollercoaster vocation since breaking done astatine Dutch broadside PSV. He moved to Man United successful 2015 but scored conscionable 2 Premier League goals earlier being sold to Lyon.

The guardant past signed for Barcelona successful 2021 and besides had a play with Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid aft leaving the Camp Nou. He signed for Brazilian broadside Corinthians successful October.

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Explaining that determination astatine the time, Depay said: “Why I signed is precise elemental for me. I grew up successful the Netherlands with African roots, cognize the competitions successful Europe and played for galore teams.

“As I got older, I asked myself: What tin I bash to go happier? That is staying adjacent to my feeling. Everything successful my beingness serves a purpose. This escapade made my bosom happy.”

He added: “The vigor I got, the efforts of the club, the reception of the supporters… I haven’t experienced this before. Maybe we’re playing astatine a higher level successful Europe, but you can’t contradict that the authentic shot comes from Brazil. This is the Mecca of football.”

Depay has scored 7 goals successful 18 games successful each competitions since arriving successful Brazil His adjacent outing could travel connected Thursday evening against Palmeiras.

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