Former Premier League star ‘QUITS pre-season camp and goes AWOL to force transfer exit’

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FORMER Premier League star Martin Braithwaite has reportedly gone AWOL to force an exit from Espanyol.

The striker scored ten goals last season but it was not enough to prevent Espanyol from avoiding relegation from LaLiga.

Now Braithwaite appears keen to leave the club – but he still has two years remaining on his contract.

So to push through a move the striker has left Espanyol’s pre-season camp in Marbella, according to Revelo.

He has done so without warning and did not receive permission from the club.

Braithwaite is determined to leave Espanyol and could reportedly even consider retiring.

The Dane received £345,000 from Barcelona following his release last year and he can retire at any time thanks to his fortune.

The 32-year-old has a property empire in the US believed to be worth a whopping £216million.

Braithwaite has reportedly invested around £617,000 into the business with his uncle, Philip Michael, in 2017.

NYCE Companies is now reportedly 25 times bigger than it was five years ago, with Braithwaite and Michael owning 1,500 apartments.

And the pair are said to have another 500 properties in development around Philadelphia and New Jersey.

Braithwaite played for Middlesbrough in the Prem before moving to Spain to sign for Leganes – he left Barca in 2022 after two years at the club.