THE Premier League’s tallest footballer turned up for a match driving one of the UK’s smallest cars.
Newcastle United’s Dan Burn was pictured arriving at St James’ Park in a tiny Smart ForFour.
The 6ft 7in defender squeezed into the mini motor ahead of their 0-0 draw with Leeds United .
Staff laughed as he ducked his head to clamber out of the door and shake their hands on New Year’s Eve .
The centre back was spotted signing signatures for young supporters, who have nicknamed him Big Dan Burn, the previous day at the Toon training ground.
His dinky two-seater, built in 2018 with a 900cc petrol engine, was most recently registered with the DVLA in August.
The 3.495-metre length car is the third smallest on Britain’s roads - only behind the Citroen Ami and Smart ForTwo.
Burn, 30, who signed for the Magpies from Brighton for £13m last January, previously drove a spacious Audi SUV.
He’s the latest football star to be seen driving a German Smart car after Raheem Sterling, Granit Xhaka and ex-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel.
Supporters compared Burn with The Simpsons’ character Ian the Very Tall Man who drives a Volkswagen Beetle - and Mr Incredible from Disney’s The Incredibles.
One fan wrote on Twitter: “His knees will be on his chin.”;
Another added: “Seat must be in the boot mind.”;
