Liverpool youngster Andre Wisdom – currently on loan at Derby County in the Championship – has made a strong case for having more money than sense as he abandoned his €120,000 Porsche in a forest, after he followed some poor sat-nav directions.

The 20 year old defender followed his sat-nav directions exactly, into woodland, and soon found his car bogged down in thick mud, three miles from the nearest main road.

The Mirror reports that Wisdom was trying to get Pride Park for Derby’s game with Sheffield Wednesday yesterday afternoon but, being new to the area, put his trust in his sat-nav system.

Andre Wisdom's abandoned Porsche

The Mirror quote a source saying: "Andre is new to the area and doesn't know his way around. He is staying in a hotel while he finds somewhere to live.

"He left the hotel and on his way to the ground he popped into a shop to get a drink.

"Because Andre wasn't sure of the way to Pride Park from the shop, he entered the postcode in the Porsche's satnav and it took him all the way down a muddy track.

"The poor lad phoned the club to explain what had happened and managed to get himself to the ground in time to play.

"Andre cleaned himself up and I'm not sure if his team-mates know about this yet - he might have to prepare himself for a bit of mickey taking."Wisdom in action for Liverpool. He is currently on loan at Derby County.

The car was found six miles from the stadium, still lodged in the puddle, by a mountain biker on Saturday morning.

Pete Irons, the man who found the car, said: "I didn't really think much of it when I first saw it.

"I thought whoever it was was unlucky to have done that - but I also thought it would be gone by the afternoon.

"But when I came back through the woods a little later with friends it was still there and I went right up to it to have a look to see what had happened.

"I realised it was a really posh Porsche so we were all joking about the poor guy who had managed to get it stuck and how much money it was going to cost them.

"To get to that point he would have to come through an equally muddy section - I have no idea what he was thinking.

"I just can't believe he could have got that far to begin with, then to submerge it in that puddle.

"We are miles from any main road and the track doesn't go anywhere, it's just mind boggling how he ended up there.

"We called the police to let them know it was there.

"They came along and took the registration number of the car which turned out to be Andre Wisdom's.

"We just couldn't believe it. I don't know when it happened but it certainly wasn't there when I was out walking on Friday morning.

"He would have got so muddy trying to escape too - there was no way he could have got out without getting covered."

Derby County commented on the incident, saying: "Andre visited a local shop on the way to Saturday's game against Sheffield Wednesday and, being new and unfamiliar to the area, he programmed the stadium's postcode into his Sat Nav.

"The route provided took him down a less than traditional road, where conditions were also poor.

"Ultimately his car got stuck and he, along with the club, made suitable arrangements to ensure he was at Pride Park Stadium on time for the game and his car was recovered on Saturday evening."

Wisdom made it to Pride Park in time for the game and played in Derby's 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

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