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Sean Morrison, Ellena Cruse

Fabinho's home burgled as he celebrates Liverpool's Premier League win

Fabinho's home was burgled as he celebrated Liverpool's long-awaited Premier League win.

Merseyside Police were called to a house in Formby, Sefton, in the early hours of Thursday.

Jewellery and a grey Audi RS6 were stolen, though the car was later recovered in Wigan.

Police think the burglary happened between 3pm on Wednesday and 4am on Thursday. During this time Fabinho had been playing Chelsea at Anfield and celebrating the end of Liverpool's 30-year wait to lift the league trophy.

Fabinho during a training session at Melwood Training Ground( Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

The players finally got their hands on the one piece of silverware that has eluded the Reds for decades.

Police said the house and car targeted in the burglary have been forensically examined and detectives are collecting security footage from around the area.

The 26-year-old Brazil international is the latest star footballer to be targeted by criminals amid warnings that gangs see the multi-millionaires as easy pickings.

A string of top-flight players have had valuables worth hundreds of thousands of pounds stolen in recent years, as criminals scour their social media and fixtures lists to find opportune moments to pounce.

Most recently, Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli was attacked by armed raiders who stole watches and jewellery from his London home in May.

And in February 2019, Fabinho's Liverpool's team-mate Sadio Mane had expensive watches, phones and car keys stolen from his home while he was playing at Anfield against Bayern Munich.

The Senegal international, who lives in Allerton, in the south of the city, was also burgled in November 2017 as he played at Anfield in the Champions League.

Liverpool FC declined to comment on the burglary.

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