FOOTBALLER El Hadji Diouf picked up yet another booking for illegally parking his car – then asked a homeless man to take the ticket off his windscreen.

The Premier League star parked his £420,000 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren in a loading bay as he picked up a pizza at city centre Italian restaurant San Carlo.

And when he spotted the parking ticket on the windscreen after getting back in the car, he opened the door and asked a man on the street to remove it.

The man, who had been 'minding' Diouf's car, passed him the ticket and the millionaire player drove away.

It is the latest in a string of parking tickets picked up by the 28-year-old Senegalese star, who reportedly earns £40k-a-week playing for Blackburn Rovers.

The MEN reported on Tuesday this week how Diouf received a ticket when he left his silver Mercedes in the loading bay outside San Carlo.

And the day after our story appeared, he left the high-powered motor, sporting a new white paint job, in exactly the same spot – and was ticketed again.

Diouf is a regular customer at the Italian restaurant on King Street West favoured by celebrities. His favourite order is the £8 San Carlo takeaway pizza which he collects by car.

He also often collects a parking ticket along with his order, as the city centre's parking wardens swoop on his car parked illegally on the street outside.

Undeterred

But Diouf does not appear to be deterred by the £30 penalty (which rises to £60 if not paid promptly.)

In the latest incident on Wednesday evening, Diouf was seen climbing into the Mercedes and then opening the 'gull wing' door on the car to chat to a man on the street.

An MEN video shows the man leaned forward and removed the ticket from under the windscreen wiper before handing it to the footballer.

The man, who claimed to be homeless, told the MEN that Diouf had promised to return later and pay him for minding his car.

He said: “This is the third time he’s done this. The other night I waited for 25 minutes and he never came back. I don’t think he’ll be coming back tonight either.”

A source at the restaurant said they considered Diouf, who has played for Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland, as one of their best customers.

The San Carlo insider said: “He is always here and he knows everybody. He likes the pizzas, garlic bread and the Rose wine. He is not like your typical footballer. He is a really friendly good guy. He always parks outside but he never mentions the tickets.”