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PICTURED: £250k-a-week Chelsea star Reece James boards a £29 EasyJet flight home after a day off in Italy celebrating their win over AC Milan... and he even splashed out £11 on extra legroom for his injured knee!

Professional footballers are known for taking private private flights with their teams before and after Champions League games, so passengers on a budget EasyJet flight would have been stunned to see an England international sitting among them.

Chelsea star Reece James was pictured on the 10pm flight from Milan Malpensa to Gatwick Airport on Wednesday evening.

Though the defender earns a staggering £250,000-per-week, James decided to take the cheap route home, on a flight which at the same time next week, would cost just £29.

Fans will have been surprised to see Reece James on a budget EasyJet flight as he was pictured arriving in London after spending an extra day in Milan after Chelsea's victory on Tuesday

James was travelling alone after spending an extra day in Italy, in the aftermath of suffering an injury in Chelsea's 2-0 victory over AC Milan at the San Siro.