{"id":300888,"date":"2023-12-18T10:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300888"},"modified":"2023-12-18T10:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:26:05","slug":"kevin-de-bruyne-mansion-trashed-by-burglars-while-city-star-is-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/kevin-de-bruyne-mansion-trashed-by-burglars-while-city-star-is-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin De Bruyne mansion ‘trashed by burglars’ while City star is in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Kevin De Bruyne's streak of misfortune has worsened after his prized home was reportedly burgled and trashed.<\/p>\n

    It's believed no-one was harmed during the raid on his mansion in Bolderberg, not far from Antwerp. Dutch outlet HLN reported the crocked Manchester City midfielder – who hasn't featured for the club since August – was travelling with the rest of the squad in Saudi Arabia when the robbery took place on Saturday.<\/p>\n

    Neither wife Michele nor their three children were at the property when the invasion took place, either. It's understood the perpetrators accessed the building by using a step ladder to climb in through a first-floor window.<\/p>\n

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    The Belgium talisman was sighted at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday as Pep Guardiola's side drew 2-2 against Crystal Palace. He then travelled with the rest of the squad to the FIFA Club World Cup in Jeddah before learning what had unfolded.<\/p>\n

    De Bruyne, 32, and his family spend most of the year in their English residence in Wilmslow, Cheshire. However, they've kept the sprawling 70-acre site in the Belgian municipality of Heusden-Zolder since purchasing it in 2015.<\/p>\n

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    Its understood the couple renovated the white-stone villa for four years before work was completed in 2019. And De Bruyne has posted videos of the property via his social media in the past. <\/p>\n

    The massive plot features a basketball court, swimming pool and jacuzzi. However, it's the contents of the mansion itself which will have concerned the thieves most while De Bruyne and his family were away.<\/p>\n

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    According to reports, items had been removed but without any indication as to what or their value. And the news is sure to put a dampener on the family's Christmas plans after striking just a week out from the big day.<\/p>\n

    It may have also tainted the end of De Bruyne's 2023 just as the playmaker appears to be nearing a return to fitness. The former Chelsea and Wolfsburg star hasn't played for City since suffering a hamstring injury at Burnley on August 11 and undergoing surgery shortly afterward. <\/p>\n

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