Staying in shape can be a tough job for anyone, but when you’re a professional athlete the pressure to stay fit is multiplied tenfold.
So when Real Madrid Castilla released Finnish striker Eero Markkanen over the summer, people began to speculate it had something to do with “The Tank’s” weight.
But Markkanen was having none of it, and had the good humour to poke some fun at himself in this brilliant Twitter post:
Lenkille lähdössä. #18kg #kortisto #työkkärinjononkautta pic.twitter.com/UaMbMH0B8A
— Eero Markkanen (@eeromarkkanen) August 21, 2015
In fairness to Markkanen, he definitely comes out of this looking like the bigger man.
