Holidaymakers may have been surprised to see Raheem Sterling on an easyJet flight home from Malaga earlier this month.
Sterling, who signed for Manchester City in a £49m deal and earns £200,000 a week, was pictured on an £80 flight from Malaga to Manchester on October 10.
The 21-year-old was returning from a holiday in Marbella with girlfriend Paige Milian after missing England's World Cup qualifiers with a calf injury.
One passenger told The Sun: “I couldn’t believe my eyes.
“My friend had gone to the toilet and I was looking down the aisle to see if I could see her.