{"id":93864,"date":"2023-09-29T10:34:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=93864"},"modified":"2023-09-29T10:34:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:34:27","slug":"premier-league-star-chased-by-debt-collectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/premier-league-star-chased-by-debt-collectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League star &apos;chased by debt collectors&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Premier League star &#8216;faced court action over a \u00a325,000 dental bill with debt collectors called after he refused to pay for treatment that he thought he was getting for free&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The player received\u00a0dental veneers at a clinic on London&#8217;s Harley Street<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The dentist had no option but to call in debt collectors and take legal action<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Premier League footballer was reportedly chased by debt collectors after refusing to pay for a \u00a325,000 set of dental veneers.<\/p>\n<p>The player is said to have undergone the treatment at a clinic on London&#8217;s Harley Street.<\/p>\n<p>Veneers are custom-made porcelain shells that fit over the front surfaces of your teeth in order to improve their appearance.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the well-known star was under the impression that he would be receiving them for free due to his profile.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, this was not the case and he proceeded to ignore requests for him to pay up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/10\/75970685-12574757-image-a-68_1695980760667.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Premier Leaguestar\u00a0 was chased by debt collectors after refusing to pay for his veneers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/10\/75970683-12574757-image-m-70_1695980820296.jpg\" height=\"847\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Veneers are custom-made porcelain shells that fit over the front surfaces of your teeth<\/p>\n<p>The top dentist had to call in specialist debt collectors and the player only agreed to pay once legal action was taken.<\/p>\n<p>The case was revealed on Thursday in a report on the increasing number of dental bill dodging cases in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Spencer, from Frontline Collections, said of the case: &#8216;He was a Premier League footballer but it ended up going through the court process and eventually we got him to pay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was kind of all over the place and it was well known he was a bit of a playboy. 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