A promising footballer whose career was shattered by injury was today facing prison after being caught with large amounts of heroin.
Warren Simeu, 20, pleaded guilty to having 36 wraps of the class A drug with intent to supply.
The older brother of England youth football star Dynel Simeu, he turned to drug dealing after his 'life-long dream' of becoming a professional was ruined when he broke his foot just days before academy trials with five-time Premier League champions Chelsea.
Previously, a court heard how Simeu's injury caused him to 'go off the rails' and start dealing drugs.