The Manchester City footballer, Jack Grealish had his home robbed while playing against Everton as a guestwhere thieves took items worth $1.4 million, according to the British press.
Grealish, teammate of world champion Julián Alvarez, is owner of a mansion worth almost 7 million dollars, where his family were gathered to watch City’s 2-1 win over Everton in the Premier League match.
Relatives of Grealish, also a player in the England team, noticed that the player’s dogs were restless and tried to alert the police, who found no sign of the thieves when they arrived, London newspaper The Sun reported.
Grealish and his partner, model Sasha Atwood, bought the villa last year They just moved in a few days ago, before Christmas. The footballer’s family, in fact, was supposed to meet her that same afternoon, so they were not very clear about the distribution of the residence.
There were his parents, grandmother, two sisters and brother, who pressed a panic button as soon as they saw the thieves. The police quickly left, fearing a hostage situation. A helicopter was also used They couldn’t find the criminals.
Grealish $1,400,000 worth of watches and jewelry were stolenbut they did not harm any of the people who were in the house.
The England ace, 28, rushed back from City’s win to console his traumatized family and was seen checking paths near the property in the Cheshire area yesterday.
“The family is really shocked. The gang took many watches and jewelry. “They carried out their attack while Manchester City were playing live on television and his whole family had gathered to cheer him on,” a source was quoted by the Sun as saying.
“No one was hurt but there was a lot of panic. Everyone was terrified because they were so vulnerable. It’s a huge property, so it’s understandable that no one had heard anything at first,” they explained.
The dwelling, located on a plot of land of almost 10 hectares, It features a helipad, a lake for sailing and fishing, a winery, a tennis court, a golf tee and full-size football and cricket pitches.
It is the second time this month that a Premier League player has had his home robbed after Frenchman Kurt Zouma, of West Ham, was attacked. On that occasion they took 100 thousand pounds in cash and jewellery.
Last year, star Raheem Sterling was attacked while playing at the World Cup in Qatar, following a series of attacks on footballers which also included Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, of Liverpool, and Paul Pogba, of Manchester United.
Source: Clarin
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