Juventus star builds a Chilean business empire

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal has added to his seemingly endless list of talents, by building a business empire back home in Chile.

Vidal has already earned the nicknames of “The Warrior” and “King Arthur”, in Italy and Chile respectively, but has now reportedly been labelled “King Midas” as a result of his natural business instinct.

The player makes a tidy sum of money through marketing sales, construction contracts, luxury car rentals and even racehorse dealing, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Like many of Chile’s international footballers, Vidal’s hardship as a child before professional football is well documented, and his current situation represents a fairytale change.

For the future, the Bianconeri and coach Massimiliano Allegri can only hope that the 27-year-old doesn’t use his knack for business to engineer a move away from Turin.