Footballer Joey Barton is set to be given an image makeover from the manager of Vampire Weekend, according to reports.
The Newcastle United player, who was jailed for six months in 2008, apparently befriended Ian Montone at the band's gigs.
A source told The Sun that he wanted Montone, who also managed The White Stripes, to help him show that he was a “changed man”.
"He is really dedicated to his music. He'd much rather go to a gig in a sweaty little venue than go to the kind of cheesy over-priced clubs most of the Premier League players prefer,” the source added.
Rock Stars Who Nearly Made It As Footballers
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Rod Stewart - Gravely voiced housewives' favourite Rod Stewart is not only adept at getting middle-aged women to throw their knickers at him but can also handle himself on the football pitch too. Having played upfront for Middlesex Schoolboys in his youth he went on to play for Brentford. "I was there on trial. I'd go down there three or four times a week to play and clean the first team's boots. But my heart wasn't really in it", Rod explained to Rolling Stone. Stewart also has a full size "premiership quality" pitch at his mansion in Essex and regularly plays in celebrity charity matches.
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