Wayne Rooney has just purchased a new home worth £20million.
The Derby County boss and his wife Coleen now own a huge six-bedroom mansion on 50 acres of old farmland. Developer Brighouse Homes boasts the newly built High Lake Manor is a “luxury estate of distinction”.
The property is said to have an "outstanding location in the golden triangle of Cheshire". Photos on the developers' website show glass pavilions, luxurious interiors and an "enviable" swimming pool.
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Friends say Rooney, wife Coleen and their kids can’t wait to move in to the property, which was formerly known as Mount Pleasant Farm. The house and its grounds are a far cry from Croxteth, where the former Toffees forward grew up, and met Coleen.
A source told the Mirror : “Wayne will be absolutely chuffed to have his own manor.”
Set in a secluded spot behind a lake, the mansion boasts its own orangeries and a garage that can fit six cars. Rooney - worth an estimated £100million - has also installed a snooker room, home cinema, wine cellar and a stable area with space for 14 horses.
Other features include a whiskey and cigar room, study and library. There’s a pitch for sons Kai, 12, Klay, 8, Kit, 6, and four-year-old Cass.
The couple have installed security cameras, after their previous £6million property in Prestbury was previously targeted. Police swooped in after a balaclava-clad intruder attempted to enter in the 2016 incident, with Coleen later telling it had caused sleepless nights and fears for her children.
Despite having bought the plot for £4mil in 2017, the family only moved in over Christmas 2021 after the development project was beset with delays amid the pandemic. Wayne and Coleen were previously accused of turning the picturesque village of Marthall, near Knutsford, into a “footballers’ housing estate” by a local parish council.
Liverpool and Everton players Jordan Henderson and Jordan Pickford live near the Rooneys' new home. The area, known as Cheshire’s Golden Triangle, was also formally home to David and Victoria Beckham, Rio Ferdinand and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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