Football legend in talks to join this year’s I’m A Celeb

A FOOTIE star nicknamed “The Beast” is set to roar into the jungle for this year’s I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here!

Cult hero Adebayo Akinfenwa was known as the UK’s heaviest player, at 16 stone.

The ITV show is set to return to the Australian outback this year and executives hope former Wycombe Wanderers striker Akinfenwa, 40, will display his tough playing style in Bushtucker Trials.

Sources say he’d be a hit with younger viewers as he’s a big Fifa video games name — regularly rated stronger than any other player.

A source said: “Ade is in the frame and would be keen on appearing.

“He was a hardman on the pitch, but is a gent off it.

"He’s also charismatic and funny and knows loads of people in the game.”

Londoner Adebayo quit in May after 22 years playing for teams including Millwall, AFC Wimbledon and Swansea City.

He now runs clothing label Beast Mode On.

A spokesman for ­Akinfenwa and ITV declined to comment.