Infamous ballboy kicked by Chelsea star Eden Hazard set to sell vodka company for £500MILLION

THE ballboy who was kicked by Eden Hazard is set for a monster pay day – after edging towards flogging his business in a money-spinning deal. Charlie Morgan, 30, hit the headlines when he was booted during Swansea City’s League Cup semi-final second leg against Chelsea in 2013. Charlie Morgan was kicked by Eden Hazard when he was a Swansea ballboy Credit: Action Images – Reuters The Welshman and Au Vodka co-founder Jackson Quinn are on course for a huge payday Credit: Social media And Hazard’s shock foe has gone on to make himself a multi-millionaire since setting up Au Vodka. Morgan and co-founder Jackson Quinn are now on course for a huge windfall. Sign up for the Chelsea newsletter Thank you! The pair have entered advanced talks to sell their alcoholic beverage empire in a deal worth an eye-watering £500MILLION. American drinks giant Sazerac Company are on the verge of snapping up the business from Swansea fan Morgan and Quinn. It is expected that the duo will bag payouts worth more than £100m each when the deal goes through. But it is unknown whether Morgan, whose incident with Hazard led to the Chelsea legend being sent off, will still have a role within the company. A minority stake in Au Vodka was sold to private equity firm Metric Capital in 2023. And Morgan piled more cash into the business by relocating to a fully gold HQ last year. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Morgan was left in pain after being booted by Hazard Credit: AFP Au Vodka has been endorsed by the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Ronaldinho and Jake Paul, who has a tattoo showing the company’s bottle. Morgan was hilariously reunited with Hazard, 35, and they took a cheeky photo together two years ago. The former Stamford Bridge favourite, who furiously kicked out when the Welshman held up play more than a decade earlier, uploaded the snap onto social media. Hazard included a caption which read: “A nice thing about retirement is catching up with old friends. You have come a long way in 11 years my friend.” Hazard saw red after kicking out Credit: AFP Play Dream Team this season! £100,000 in prize money up for grabs in 2026/27 Free to enter Play in Mini Leagues against your mates £60,000 jackpot for the overall winner £1,000 prize for winning Gameweek 1 PLAY DREAM TEAM NOW! Morgan’s dad, Martin, is still on the board of directors at Championship side Swansea. The Welsh outfit are getting their season underway with a trip to Stoke today. Comment now