Brendan Rodgers sells Cheshire mansion on same street as Sir Alex Ferguson to Liverpool star but makes £50,000 loss
BRENDAN RODGERS has finally sold his luxury English mansion on Sir Alex Ferguson’s former street but suffered a £50,000 loss.
The Celtic boss spent £3.95million in 2022 on the Cheshire property – but it has now been snapped up by Liverpool star Alexis MacAllister.
Rodgers put the house up for sale for offers over £4.2m last August but after struggling to find a buyer reduced the asking price in January.
Documents show the former Liverpool boss sold the house to midfielder MacAllister, 25, last month for £3.9m.
This amounts to a £50,000 loss.
Legendary Manchester United manager Fergie put his home on the same street up for sale for £3.5m last November.
Fergie had to slash £250,000 to find a buyer for the property which was eventually snapped up in April.
Both properties were on an exclusive street in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Rodgers’ stunning property comes with five bedrooms, a gym, landscaped gardens, a double garage and a bar area.
It also features CCTV, underfloor heating, air conditioning in most of the bedrooms, electronically operated blinds and speakers in the ceilings.
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Planning permission has also been granted for ‘leisure facilities’ to be created.
Property agent Sofia Da Silva said: “Immaculately presented to a very high specification, every part of this property is finished exceptionally.
A description of the mansion added: “An exceptional double gable-fronted contemporary residence finished to an uncompromising standard located on one of Wilmslow’s most prestigious roads.”
Rodgers was the victim of a terrifying robbery at his £1.6m home in Bearsden, near Glasgow, in 2019 just after he left the Celtic job for Leicester.
He was not in the property but his family were forced to hide in a bathroom as the robbers stormed in and swiped medals.
Rodgers rejoined Celtic to replace Ange Postecoglou who left for Tottenham and sealed a league and cup double.
Ferguson, who also managed Aberdeen, moved to a £1.2m house near to his son Darren so he could be closer to his grandchildren in the village of Goostrey, Cheshire.
Klopp copied Fergie's 'biggest mistake' and it's derailed his final season, says Dave Kidd
By Dave Kidd
JURGEN KLOPP was genuinely surprised to hear it, on the January day when he announced his intention to quit Liverpool at the end of the season.
It was put to him that Sir Alex Ferguson had told his Manchester United players in the summer of 2001 that the coming season would be his last.
Ferguson later performed a U-turn and stayed at Old Trafford for another 11 years.
But the great Scot admitted that revealing his intentions had been the ‘biggest mistake I made’.
“I think a lot of them put their tools away,” said Ferguson, “They thought, ‘Oh, the manager’s leaving’.”
It was a part of English footballing history which Klopp knew nothing about and he raised his eyebrows when he was told about it.
Liverpool were top of the Premier League, having lost only a single domestic match all season – and that a controversial VAR-infested affair at Tottenham.
But their form has nosedived since, with dreams of a farewell quadruple long gone.
And Klopp may well now be reflecting on the wisdom of his announcement.
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