Adrenalin junkie Paul Scharner has to be content with helping Wigan climb the Premiership — after the club banned him from parachuting and bungee-jumping.

The Austrian daredevil gets his kicks diving out of planes and throwing himself off bridges tied to elastic.

But he is under orders from Latics boss Paul Jewell to keep his feet firmly on the ground.

Scharner, 26, plans to return to his love of extreme sports when he hangs up his boots.
But he said: “Playing for Wigan is how I get my thrills now. It’s in my contract to be careful and I had to spend all summer on the beach.