Jonjo Shelvey Reveals Dark Secrets Behind His Struggle and Addiction During Mysterious Turkish Football Stint
“But one problem out there can be getting paid, because some clubs pay you on time, but some don’t pay the foreign players when they should and instead give you cash, which you can’t take out of the country.
“If a former team-mate asked for advice about going there, it would all depend on the club.”
Away from football, Shelvey had become increasingly isolated.
“I was really bored and lonely out there living without my family,” he continues. “At the second club, I felt like I had the choice of going to a bar and having five or six pints, or going home and taking sleeping tablets to fall asleep. I’d take one tablet and that would knock me out, but then the next day just one wouldn’t do it, as I’d built up my tolerance.
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