Career down the pan??

Glen Johnson, on a season-long stay from Chelsea, and Millwall striker Ben May were caught at B&Q in Dartford on Wednesday.

The pair were spotted by a security guard putting a toilet seat into a box with a cheaper price tag before they reached the checkout, according to reports.

They also avoided paying for a set of taps by concealing them underneath a sink at the checkout.

A worker at the store told The Sun: "We all recognised Johnson. No one could quite believe a bloke like him, with all that money, would be moronic enough to nick a toilet seat. But that's what him and May were doing.

"They were spotted by one of our security guards, a chap of 74, and cops arrived as they were trying to leave.

"They seemed to find the whole thing funny and couldn't stop smirking even after they had been arrested."

A Kent Police spokesman said: "Kent Police arrested two 22-year-old men on Wednesday on suspicion of theft in Dartford.

"Both men have been issued with £80 fixed penalty notices."

Gary Double, Portsmouth's director of communications, said: "We won't be making a statement."

A Millwall spokeswoman also refused to comment.