From fixing Jacuzzis to watering plants: Inside the lucrative industry that helps Premier League footballers spend their fortunes

It is well documented that when the Italian striker Mario Balotelli moved to Manchester City in 2010, the club struggled to control his off-field antics. Desperate for him to settle down, they moved him from his first home in the city’s bustling Deansgate to the tiny Cheshire village of Mottram St Andrew.