Just looked up what became of him.
After misspending what was a paltry pay-out, and having become toxic within football, a years-long descent into alcoholism and depression followed. He hit rock-bottom on the 16th anniversary of the Bosman ruling in 2011, a drunken row with his then girlfriend and her daughter resulting in a suspended prison sentence for domestic violence and a court order to clean himself up.
Now unemployed, Bosman has just had all his benefits withdrawn and is relying on hand-outs from the world players’ union, FifPro, to put food on the table.