Fabinho's house burgled during Liverpool's Premier League celebrations

The house of Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Fabinho was burgled when the player and his family celebrated the Premier League club’s first top-flight league crown in 30 years. Thieves broke into the 26-year-old’s empty house in Formby and stole items of jewellery and a grey Audi RS6, which was later discovered in Wigan.

Fabinho’s entire family was present in the executive box at Anfield after getting special permission from the club authorities amid COVID-19 restrictions in the stadiums.

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A spokesman for Merseyside Police said in a statement to British media that the car had since been recovered in Wigan.

Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy on Wednesday after clinching a 5-3 win over Chelsea in their final home match of the season at Anfield.

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As per reports, Fabinho’s house was burgled between 3pm GMT on Wednesday and 4 am GMT on Thursday. The police were called at an address in the early hours of Thursday when Fabinho’s family returned home only to find out that their house was burgled.

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This is not the first time a Liverpool player’s house has been burgled. Earlier in February 2019, Sadio Mane had his house burgled when he was playing in UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich.