A Premier League footballer boasted to strangers of his £7,000-a-week salary before his friend allegedly attacked a man for not recognising the player.

Midfielder James Maddison, who now plays for Leicester City in the top flight, and his friend Nathan Cadby, 21, were returning from Mantra nightclub in Norwich in October 2016 when a scuffle broke out.

Ipswich Crown Court heard how the footballer asked local James Brown if he knew who he was before mocking him and a group of friends saying he earned more in a month than they all do in a year.

Mr Cadby then slapped and punched Mr Brown, jurors heard, and Judge Emma Peters, summing up evidence for jurors, said Maddison claimed his shoes were more expensive than the group's outfits.

In 2016, Maddison played for Norwich City and was on loan to Aberdeen at the time of the incident on October 9, during an international football break.