Manchester City star Jack Grealish's residence was robbed on Wednesday night while the midfielder was playing on the pitch during Guardiola's men's 3-1 win over Everton. At the moment when the group of robbers entered the football player's residence, Grealish's family members and fiancee were inside, who were watching the City challenge on television.
According to British media reports, even though Grealish's family pressed the alarm buttons inside the house in time, the band of robbers got away with 1 million pounds of jewelry and valuables.
10 relatives - including Grealish's fiancee Sasha Attwood, parents, two sisters and brother - were there watching the match before they were alerted by barking dogs and noises on the roof.
The family were forced to hide in a designated area inside the £5.6million mansion, which Grealish moved into just before Christmas, while police told neighbors to lock their doors and stay in their homes.
The police, fearing that they might face a possible hostage situation, rushed to the scene and even activated a helicopter in the area, but the robbers managed to get away with the stolen loot.
"At around 9.50pm on Wednesday, December 27, police were called to reports of a burglary. Officers supported by police dogs and the National Police Air Service were deployed and carried out searches of the local area, but there was no sign of the suspects. No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact Cheshire Police,' a Cheshire Police spokesman told the Sun.
After City's 3-1 win at Goodison Park, where he played for 90 minutes, Grealish traveled to his property and on Thursday morning was seen inspecting the paths around the residence, which had a new security fence installed around it. .
The seven-bedroom residence is set on 24 acres of land and has a helipad at its disposal, in addition to facilities such as a tennis court, football and cricket pitches, as well as a lake.
Yesterday, a van belonging to a private security firm was seen outside the house, while police officers were seen leaving the property and knocking on the neighbors' doors.
The incident in Cheshire comes weeks after the family of West Ham star Kurt Zouma were left traumatized after an armed gang raided their home and robbed them of £100,000 and jewellery.
The gang of robbers broke into The Hammers captain's Essex residence on the evening of December 2 as he was holidaying with his wife Sandra and their children.