Haller

As he settles into a mahogany booth and the sandwich he ordered, Connelly explains that he’s on deadline, adding the finishing touches to the next Lincoln Lawyer thriller, “The Proving Ground,” which Connelly reveals will feature Haller teaming up for the first time with McEvoy.

“I actually hired a car, so I could write while coming down here,” he confesses, adding the car is a Lincoln Town Car, an unintended parallel to Haller’s preferred mode of transportation.

Sebastien Haller left after 18 months to join West Ham for £45m, but scored just 14 times in 54 appearances.

Adrian Haller, who runs the UK arm of Bruderer, a Swiss manufacturer that makes high speed presses, is preparing to open a new factory in Telford, Shropshire.

But Mr Haller is in no doubt that the Budget "put a dampener" on the business, with some of his biggest customers more cautious after the rise in employer National Insurance contributions was announced.