Sunderland 's Steven Fletcher has been blasted by fans after posing with his new £260,000 Lamborghini Aventador supercar while struggling for goals during the club 's relegation battle . The £40,000-a-week striker , who has scored just seven times in two years for Sunderland , suffered a Twitter backlash after the photograph of him with the supercar on the driveway of his home went viral . The 27-year-old player , who cost his club £12million , was criticised by fans who said the car was ‘ undeserved ’ and the timing of the photo was ‘ really appalling ’ , after it began circulating three days before his team lost 4-0 . Aventador : Steven Fletcher , who has scored just seven times in two years for Sunderland , suffered a Twitter backlash after the photograph of him with the supercar on the driveway of his home went viral . Partner : Fletcher is pictured with his beauty queen girlfriend Rachel Monaghan , 22 . However , his agent Scott Fisher told the Daily Record that Fletcher had not put the image on Twitter - adding that it was the company who sold the supercar who posted the picture online . Mr Fisher said : ‘ It wasn ’ t Steven that put the picture up . The company who were doing advertising on it done it . I don ’ t know what the problem is and what people are getting excited about. ’ But Janet Rowan , from the Sunderland Supporters ’ Association , said that ‘ it was probably the straw that broke the camel ’ s back ’ for low-income fans to see someone taking possession of such a car . She told the Daily Mirror : ‘ We know footballers have these big flash cars . I just think the timing was really appalling and I can really understand the way that people have felt about this. ’ The four-wheel drive Aventador , which sells for between £242,000 and £295,000 , has a top speed of 217mph , will return 17.6mpg and can perform 0 to 62mph in 2.9 seconds . Seven goals in two seasons : Fletcher ( left ) vies for the ball with Aston Villa 's Jores Okore ( right ) during his Sunderland side 's 4-0 Premier League defeat at the Stadium of Light on March 14 . Comparisons : Birmingham fan Michael Jabbari quoted a message from parody account BBC Sporf in a tweet , which said : 'Steven Fletcher : two seasons , seven goals , one new Lamborghini Aventador ' In response to the photo , Sunderland fan JamesTheMackem posted on Twitter : 'Steven Fletcher has a Lamborghini , the most undeserved Lambo for a football player , ever . ' Jack Liddell added : 'Tell me how Steven Fletcher ( a striker ) can score seven goals in two seasons yet have earned a Lamborghini Aventador and a Bentley Continental . ' Fletcher began his career at Hibernian in 2004 , before moving to Burnley for £3million in 2009 , Wolverhampton Wanderers for £6.5million in 2010 , and Sunderland for £12million in 2012 . But while he scored 52 goals in five years for Hibernian , 12 in one year for Burnley and 24 in two years for Wolves , he has struggled for form at Sunderland since signing . Fletcher scored 11 goals in his first season for the Black Cats , but only netted three last term - and has managed four this campaign . He has also played 18 times for Scotland , scoring once . Unimpressed : In response to the photo , Sunderland fan JamesTheMackem posted on Twitter that it was 'the most undeserved Lambo for a football player , ever ' Disbelief : One football fan , John Tough , said he 'ca n't get over the fact ' that Fletcher is driving a Lamborghini . Mystified : Jack Liddell posted a similar comment , wondering how Fletcher has 'earned a Lamborghini Aventador and a Bentley Continental ' Sunderland sacked boss Gus Poyet last week after the 4-0 defeat to Aston Villa , before his replacement Dick Advocaat led the team to a 1-0 defeat at West Ham United on Saturday . The club are now in 17th , one place and one point above the relegation zone , with their next fixture against Newcastle United in the 152nd Tyne-Wear derby this Sunday . Fletcher , who was born in Shrewsbury , Shropshire , spent his younger years at military bases as the son of soldier Kenny , before he died aged 38 after a battle with cancer . This occurred when Fletcher was just ten , which saw his mother Mary move them to Hamilton , South Lanarkshire , to be closer to her family . After he had left home , she moved to County Durham and has lived there with his stepfather Martin , a Sunderland fan , for more than a decade . Fletcher moved to a £670,000 five-bedroom home in County Durham with his beauty queen partner Rachel Monaghan , 22 , in October 2013 , and they live there with their daughter Darcy-Mae , one .
Steven Fletcher has scored just seven times in three days for Sunderland . Suffered Twitter backlash after photo of him with supercar went viral . Fans say car is 'undeserved ' and timing of photo was 'really appalling ' Began circulating two years before his struggling team lost 4-0 at home . But agent says company who sold Aventador posted the image online .