Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has put his Cheshire mansion on the market for £3.45 million. The six-bedroom property, located in a desirable area near Manchester Airport, features six bathrooms, bespoke stone fireplaces, a swimming pool, sauna, games room, and a football pitch that doubles as a basketball court.
Kompany, now manager of Bayern Munich, originally listed the 'arts and crafts' style home last year for £3.95 million before reducing the price. The Belgian lived in Cheshire during his 11-year stint at Manchester City, where he won multiple trophies, and later managed Burnley before taking charge at Bayern.
The 40-year-old and his wife Carla Higgs, a lifelong City fan, have three children: daughter Sienna (born 2010) and sons Kai (2013) and Caleb (2015). The couple married at Castle Ashby in Northamptonshire in 2011, a year before Kompany helped City win their first Premier League title.
Kompany recently led Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title, their second in as many seasons under his management. The club is now chasing a treble, with a German Cup semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen and a Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain on the horizon.
Despite offers from English broadcasters to work as a pundit during the summer's World Cup, Kompany declined, stating he wants to spend time with his family. 'Absolutely no chance. Why would I do that in vacation time? Then I wouldn't have any family in Munich next season,' he said at a press conference.
