We’d say this is a sign of Phil Jones experiencing a mid-career crisis, but peroxide blonde hairstyles seem to be back in fashion amongst footballers.
Back in the mid-1990s, players such as Paul Gascoigne, Neil Lennon and, most infamously, the Romanian national team dyed their hair blonde.
The trend appears to have, for some reason, resurfaced recently, with Manchester City’s Samir Nasri dying his do a few months ago, and Aaron Ramsey cracking out the peroxide earlier this week.
The Wales midfielder clearly felt that Euro 2016, the biggest few weeks of his professional career, was the ideal time to sport such a ridiculous hairstyle.
Jones won’t be at Euro 2016, but has seemingly been inspired by Ramsey. The man who Alex Ferguson tipped to be potentially the greatest Manchester United player ever struggled with injuries throughout last season, and missed out on England’s squad, despite Roy Hodgson bringing only three central defenders to France.
He doesn’t appear to be taking the omission well. Let’s hope Phil’s awful effort puts an end to this worrying trend.
Phil Jones has gone for the Aaron Ramsey cut! pic.twitter.com/Y13DccHTha
— Football Cvlture (@FootballCVLTURE) June 2, 2016
Phil Jones and his new haircut pic.twitter.com/fYtvcJyyxy
— Daniel Harris (@DanielHarris) June 2, 2016
We wonder what new Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will make of Phil Jones’ decision to sport the Miley Cyrus look?
Enjoy it while you can. We can’t promise it’ll be there by the time pre-season rolls around.
