Premier League-winning striker looks totally unrecognisable with long dreadlocks after fan spots him on beach in Croatia

A FORMER Premier League-winning striker looks totally unrecognisable with dreadlocks after a fan bumped into him on the beach.

Newcastle supporter Luke Spowart took to Twitter to share the snap posing with the topless star on holiday in Croatia.

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The pair met on the beach while cliff jumping in Split as Luke described the footballer as a “lovely bloke”.

Newcastle fan Luke then claimed the mystery man revealed the Mapgies was the best club he played for during his time in England because of the atmosphere at St James’ Park.

In total, the forward spent four years in English football.

But it was in 2014-15 that he won the Premier League title with Chelsea under Jose Mourinho.

The footballer has retired now, hanging up his boots last year.

However, aged 37, he still looks to be in top shape.

In the photo with the fan, he rocks a pair of brown swimming trunks and gives a thumb up to the camera while still sporting a rack of abs and his new hairstyle.

But who is it?

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It is, of course, none other than Loic Remy.

Luke captioned his tweet: “Met Loic Remy (right) cliff jumping in Split yesterday afternoon, lovely bloke, said Newcastle was the best club he played for in England and that he loved SJP and the fans.”

Remy joined QPR in January 2013 for a club-record £8million but his six goals could not keep the Hoops in the top flight under Harry Redknapp.

The striker spent the following season on loan on Tyneside, scoring 14 goals in 27 games – his best return in England – to be crowned the Toon’s player of the year.

He then joined Chelsea but was limited to being the third-choice striker behind Diego Costa and Didier Drogba as the Blues finished eight points clear at the top.

Remy, though, did outscore Drogba with his nine strikes in that season.

A loan at Crystal Palace followed before finishing his career with stints at Las Palmas, Getafe, Lille, Caykur Rizespor, Adana Demirspor and Brest.

However, he did not play a single game for the Ligue 1 side during the short-term deal and then retired.

Remy earned 30 caps for the French national team, scoring seven times.

As well as his Premier League winner’s medal, his trophy cabinet also includes a League Cup from the same season as well as the Ligue 1 title with Lyon in 2006-07 and two Coupes de la Ligue in back-to-back years at Marseille.

AP:Associated Press

The footballer is Loic Remy, who played for Newcastle in 2013-14[/caption]

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Remy won the Premier League title with Chelsea under Jose Mourinho[/caption]