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Premier League footballers are being targeted by foreign gangs who fly into the UK to ransack houses - before jetting out with their loot.
In a shocking development Mail Sport understands that organised groups, often from Albania, are lining up high net worth individuals on these shores – including top flight players - in a move that has not gone unnoticed by security forces who work with clubs and their stars.
After Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne became the latest big name to have his home raided, it can also be disclosed that:
De Bruyne’s 70-acre mansion in Belgium was reportedly broken into on Saturday while he and the rest of his family were away.
Last year the 32-year-old’s former City team-mate Raheem Sterling was forced to return home from the World Cup following a raid at his home in Surrey. Others, including Jesse Lingard, Joao Cancelo, Victor Lindelof and Paul Pogba have also been targeted.
Security sources have disclosed that there is now a worrying trend to contend with outside of the traditional criminal gangs from English cities such as London, Manchester and Liverpool.
It is thought groups arrive from overseas armed with accomplices. They target high net worth individuals – including footballers - and scour the internet to find addresses. The aim is to swipe luxury items such as high-end watches and jewellery, with the crooks then brazenly walking through airport security wearing their stolen goods.
A worrying situation has been impacted by a change in spending behaviours. Clubs are aware that a reduction in the availability of traditional targets – such as vans carrying large amounts of cash from retailers to banks – has led gangs to look elsewhere.
Lectures have been delivered to players, aimed at reducing
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