PAUL SCHOLES has put his luxury mansion on the market for a staggering £3.9million after his split from wife Claire.
The Manchester United legend, 45, decided to sell the house just weeks after Claire left their marital home and stopped wearing her wedding ring.
Scholes is selling his home – complete with football pitch and netball court – after 21 years
Scholes is selling his marital home after wife Claire left and stopped wearing her wedding ring
The seven-bed mansion is situated in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester
The Scholeses even have a games room, including pool table, in the pad
The stunning home comes complete with a fully-equipped gym
Scholes had a putting green installed at his home to work on his golf
Scholes and his family – including his three children – have lived at the luxurious 13,000sq ft property for 21 years.
The former England star bought the pad soon after the 1998 World Cup.
The mansion is described as one of the “finest homes in Saddleworth”, in Greater Manchester, and features no fewer than seven bedrooms.
Scholes’ home – which was redesigned and refurbished in full in 2015 – also features its very own football pitch, home gym and putting green.
The estate features a netball court, and Alicia, the 18-year-old daughter, is set to make her Manchester Thunder debut, in line with the sporting theme.
Furthermore, the Saddleworth estate features a separate “executive detached house” that is tucked away inside the beautifully planted grounds.
Among the incredible additions are a steam room, sauna, indoor heated pool, games room, and home cinema.
Nevertheless, it appears that the Scholeses will be leaving their family home as a result of Paul and Claire’s split.
The Greater Manchester home comes fitted with an indoor, heated swimming pool
Paul Scholes bought the home shortly after the 1998 World Cup
Scholes is selling the home for £3.9m after his wife, Claire, left
Scholes looks set to leave his home after more than two decades
Scholes has put the home on the market for close to £4m
A source told The Sun the pair, both 45, are “devastated”.
They added: “You have to feel for them as they both value family above everything else.
“They’ve been together forever and nobody saw this coming.”
Raised on a council estate that felt like it was miles away from their Saddleworth home, Scholes first met Claire in his local tavern when he was eighteen.
Six years later, they tied the knot.
Scholes, who is thought to be worth £27 million, frequently posted images of himself and Claire on Instagram; the most recent image was uploaded in February.
The former midfield player even went so far as to say that he left his England assignment in 2004 because of Claire’s obsessive emails.