Cheshire is popular location for Premier League star and several players’ homes have been targeted by burglars in the past.
Everton and England defender Phil Jagielka was robbed at knifepoint at his home near Knutsford in 2009.
Stoke striker Peter Crouch suffered two break-ins, in 2011 and 2006, at two properties he’s owned in Cheshire.
United star Darren Fletcher’s wife and mother were threatened with a knife when raiders burst into their home in Bowdon in 2009.
The wife of Bolton striker Emile Heskey was also held at knifepoint when a gang raided their mansion in Hale.
The series of raids led to claims that top footballers were installing panic rooms in their homes.
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The home of Manchester United star Angel Di Maria has been put up for sale just weeks after he suffered a terrifying raid while eating dinner with his family inside.
Burglars used scaffolding poles to smash their way in to his home through patio doors while the Argentina winger, his wife Jorgelina and one-year-old daughter Mia were at the Cheshire mansion.
Now the sprawling home, which Di Maria rents from a private landlord, has been put on the market for £4.1million amid reports that his wife is too scared to return to the property.
The home of Manchester United star Angel Di Maria has been put up for sale just weeks after he suffered a terrifying raid while eating dinner with his family inside
Burglars are believed to have used scaffolding poles to smash their way in to his home through patio doors while the Argentina winger, his wife Jorgelina and one-year-old daughter Mia were at the Cheshire mansion
The mansion, which is set in manicured grounds in Prestbury, Cheshire, is now on the market for £4.1million
Di Maria and his family reportedly moved into a luxury hotel after the incident with round-the-clock security keeping them safe. They now look set to move away for good, with the luxury mansion up for sale.
Di Maria’s wife had suffered complications during pregnancy and doctors had given the couple’s baby a 30 per cent chance of survival if the birth was not induced
Baby Mia and her mother sport United shirts in honour of their footballing father and husband
It has also been suggested that a recent drop in form can be attributed to the break-in.
The Daily Mail's Martin Samuel writes: 'Searching for clues to the recent decline of Angel di Maria, the break-in that occurred at his house in January cannot be overlooked. Di Maria’s form had dropped off before that, true, but not as alarmingly as it has in recent weeks.
'He wasn’t getting hooked at half-time before this event.
'Alvaro Negredo suffered a similarly shattering blow that ended his family’s love for their new country. He was not the same player after it happened. Di Maria is believed to be relocating his family to a new, high-level apartment following their traumatic experience.'
Source: the Mail
Source: the Mail
