Footballer Daniel Sturridge has been reunited with his beloved pet Pomeranian just hours after he put out an emotional appeal for its return.
The ex-Manchester City star offered a reward of £30,000 for the return of the pedigree pooch following a burglary at his home late on Monday night.
Sturridge uploaded videos to his Instagram account in the hours following Lucky Lucci's kidnap asking for his pet's return and sharing his address, CCTV footage of the suspected thieves entering his home and pictures of the dog, said to be worth up to £4,000.
But now the striker, who recently left Liverpool FC, is celebrating the return of the black and white pup according to reports.
Police in Los Angeles confirmed to American media on Wednesday that the dog was located early this morning.
The 29-year-old sports star who was on a £120,000-a-week wage at Anfield, said bags had also been taken during Monday's burglary.
Lucky Lucci is a social media star in his own right, with 12.7k followers on Instagram.
'I want my dog back and I’ll pay whatever'
Following the burglary, Sturridge said he was planning a house move:"Somebody has broken into the house in LA and took my dog from the house. Listen whoever knows who broke into my crib, I'll pay you anything.
"I'm dead serious. I wanna know who took my s***. I wanna know what's went on. I wanna know why they've took my dog!"
In the emotional clip, he pleaded with the kidnappers to come back "if they wanted to make money".
Sturridge said: “£20,000 straight up. Twenty gs, thirty gs, whatever.
“Bring my dog back to this house, I’m moving out of anyway, I don’t give a s*** about this place.
“Bring the dog back to this address, I’ll be moving out tomorrow or the next day. I want my dog back and I’ll pay whatever.
“You ain’t going to get more than that anyway. And if you are let me know and I'll pay more than them. I’ll pay more than them.”
