Shakira is just three weeks away from moving to Miami with her two children, it has been reported.
The popstar was expected to move to the States at the end of the school year after putting back an original departure date in early January because of her 91-year-old dad William Mubarak’s poor health.
But speculation is growing the Colombian singer-songwriter, who split from ex Gerard Pique last year, has now set her heart on a new date, at the start of April.
Shakira expert Laura Fa, one of two journalists who regularly report on the mum-of-two, said: “We’re keeping a very close eye on when Shakira can go to Miami."
Laura, who reports for Catalan newspaper El Periodico added they're being told that the singer has a "scheduled date to move there" at the beginning of April.
Colleague Lorena Vasquez added: “This is information we’re receiving from the former couple’s closest circle.
“The only obstacle would be the health of Shakira's father and it’s been well-documented that his health is a little bit complicated at the moment.
“Shakira’s idea is to take advantage of the Spring Break in the States to be able to travel to Miami with her sons so they could start their classes when the children there come back to class.”
The same Spanish journalists were the first to break the news Shakira had been forced to delay her move to America with Milan, ten, and Sasha, eight, because of her dad’s health.
At the time they said the 46-year-old was likely to wait until June and the end of her sons’ academic year in the Catalan capital, although they mooted the idea of a possible transfer to coincide with US school spring holidays.
Shakira and Pique confirmed in November they had signed a child custody agreement after a protracted negotiation which came to a head with a marathon 12-hour meeting with their lawyers.
As part of the agreement the retired Barcelona defender, now dating 23-year-old Catalan beauty Clara Chia, will spend holiday time with his children.
Shakira’s wish to move to Miami where she used to live and part of her family are based is understood to have been the principal sticking point in the former couple’s previous failure to strike an out-of-court settlement.
The pair, who split in May after more than a decade together, said in their joint statement: “We wish to communicate that we have signed an agreement that guarantees the welfare of our children and that will be ratified in court as part of a mere formal procedure.
“Our sole objective is to provide them with the upmost security and protection, and we trust that their privacy will be respected.
Shakira’s dad was hospitalised in Barcelona last year after a fall, the singer told her fans on Instagram in June.
Shakira said in her first TV interview last month since her split with Gerard Pique she has come out of their painful break-up “strengthened” and now feels self-sufficient.
She had previously bought into the “story” a woman needs a man but claimed: “I now feel complete because I depend on myself.”
The Mirror has contacted Shakira for comment.
