Pep Guardiola advises Man City players on social media use after Jack Grealish burglary
29.12.2023 - 22:51
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Pep Guardiola has advised his players to be careful with their use of social media to avoid making themselves the target of thieves after Jack Grealish became the latest footballer living in the northwest to have his home broken into.
Grealish's mansion was burgled while he was playing for Manchester City at Everton on Wednesday, but around 10 family members were inside the property. They were unharmed but had to take cover as thieves made off with jewellery worth around £1million.
The player was informed of the incident by City's head of player support and protocol Manel Estiarte after the final whistle had blown at Goodison and he was absent from the training ground for a recovery session on Thursday, instead spending the day with his family. Grealish was due back for training on Friday afternoon, at which point Guardiola was planning to talk to him to assess his availability for Saturday's game with Sheffield United.
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Footballers are increasingly becoming a target for thieves, with players from other clubs in the northwest also being hit, while Joao Cancelo was attacked by intruders in his own home almost exactly two years ago while he was still at City.
Many players have had their properties targeted while they've been playing or away with their clubs, Guardiola has called on them to be conscious of advertising their whereabouts on social media sites as well.
"I don’t much about London but it’s happened (there). They have security. But unfortunately it’s happened, it’s happened many times. In the UK, in Catalonia where my family lives, many things happen," he said.
"Today you