Love Island footballer Finley Tapp didn't tell boss he was leaving

And he's meant to play this Saturday 👀

Finley Tapp
Author: William MarriottPublished 17th Jan 2020

The Winter edition of Love Island yet again graced our TV screens last night (Thursday 16th January), with two new bombshells Connagh Howard and Finley Tapp entering the villa as the show's first male newcomers.

The boys immediately caused some drama, taking out Siânnise Fudge, Shaughna Phillips, Sophie Piper and Paige Turley on dates before meeting the rest of the Islanders in the stunning villa.

But it seems Finley has already created some drama in the outside world, as he reportedly failed to tell his boss that he was flying to Cape Town to appear on the dating show.

The 20-year-old is a part-time football player for Oxford City Football Club and was allegedly in the starting line-up for the team's game this Saturday against Braintree.

A source told The Mirror that Finley's boss guessed the star was heading to South Africa when he failed to show up for a medical examination earlier this week. A source from the club said, "He's left a hole on our team sheet", before jibing, "Though, we have a hole in our defence most weeks."

CHECK OUT: The official Love Island 2020 line-up

Leanne Amaning

Age: 22
Hometown: London
Occupation: Customer Service Advisor

Dumped: 29th January after Mike chose to couple up with Sophie.

Siânnise Fudge

Age: 25
Hometown: Bristol
Occupation: Beauty Consultant

Eve and Jess Gale

Age: 20
Hometown: London
Occupation: Students and VIP Hostesses

Eve Gale: Dumped in the first re-coupling after failing to be picked by a boy.

Shaughna Phillips

Age: 25
Hometown: London
Occupation: Democratic Services Officer
Dumped: after a re-coupling when she wasn't chosen by Luke Mabbot

Sophie Piper

Age: 21
Hometown: Essex
Occupation: Medical PA
Dumped in a public vote

Paige Turley

Age: 22
Hometown: West Lothian
Occupation: Singer

Mike Boateng

Age: 24
Hometown: London
Occupation: Police Officer

Connor Durman

Age: 25
Hometown: Brighton
Occupation: Coffee Bean Salesman

Dumped: 26th January after he and Sophie were voted the public's least favourite couple and the Islanders had to send one of them home.

Callum Jones

Age: 23
Hometown: Manchester
Occupation: Scaffolder
Dumped: By public vote that culminated in an Islander's decider with partner Molly smith

Nas Majeed

Age: 23
Hometown: London
Occupation: Sports Science Graduate and Builder
Dumped: In a public vote with Casa Amor partner Eva Zapico

Ollie Williams

Age: 23
Hometown: Cornwall
Occupation: Heir to the Lanhydrock Estate/Land Owner
Chose to leave due to missing a former girlfriend
Left: Ollie quit the show on 14th January to get back with his ex.

Finley Tapp

Age: 20
Hometown: Milton Keynes
Occupation: Recruitment consultant

Connagh Howard

Age: 26
Hometown: Cardiff
Occupation: Model
Dumped by Siannese Fudge


Dumped: 25th January after failing to be chosen by any of the women.

Rebecca Gormley

Age: 21
Hometown: Newcastle
Occupation: Part-time Model and Carer
Dumped in public vote with Casa Amor partner Jordan Waobikeze

Luke Mabbott

Age: 24
Hometown: Redcar
Occupation: Heating Engineer

Luke Trotman

Age: 22
Hometown: Luton
Occupation: Semi-pro footballer and Student

Demi Jones

Age: 21
Hometown: Portsmouth
Occupation: Fashion Advisor in a local boutique

Wallace Wilson

Age: 24
Hometown: Inverness
Occupation: Personal Trainer
Dumped after one week in a public vote, left with Sophie Piper

Wallace Wilson

Age: 24
Hometown: Inverness
Occupation: Personal trainer
Dumped: By public vote that culminated in an Islander decider with Sophie Piper

Ched Uzor

Age: 23
Hometown: Suffolk
Occupation: Scaffolder

In his final game before his debut TV appearance, Finley was left unconscious on the pitch after he was involved in a collision during a match against Dartford.

The game had to be suspended for eight minutes until he was stretchered off the field.

However, as The Mirror reports, it seems he made a recovery in time to catch his flight.

Revealing what type of Islander he will be like, before entering the villa, Finley said, "I’m a relationship kinda guy so I’m looking for a partner to come out of the villa with. I know I’ll make friends with the blokes in there too so I should be a good contender."

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