Break-in robbery at Lindelöf's house during Brentford game - Wife and kids at home

[Matriac]

Maja Nilsson Lindelöf posted on instagram that they had a break-in during the Brentford game. Her and the kids were home, but she managed to get them into a room they could lock before the burglars made it into the house. Writes that "they" are now in Sweden spending time with their families. Unclear at this point if this includes Victor or not. (If he asks for it the club will give him time for sure, but Victor and Maja might decide that he doesn't need to be away from matches since they feel safe with family.) Edit: As per tweets posted below, Victor is in Sweden with his family.

This sort of thing happens more and more often to footballers, targeting rich people when they expect nobody to be at home. Is there any reasonable way to combat this other than having every footballer have on-site private security at the time of matches/travels?

 

[RonaldoVII]

Hope they didn't steal his medals

Seriously though, what a shit couple of months for the Lindelofs.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

Private security for every player during games is the only option. It'll be a hefty bill but top clubs are good for it I'm sure. This will keep on happening.

 

[Nickelodeon]

Similar thing happened with Cancelo a while back. Is this an extraordinary scenario or are break-ins in Manchester more common that I thought?

 

[youngrell]

Can’t imagine how it must feel. I’ve had a garage burgled and that felt like a big enough violation. Twats.

 

[Zen86]

Probably scousers

 

[VanDeBank]

Bummer. Lindelof can't catch a break.

 

[RonaldoVII]

Similar thing happened with Cancelo a while back. Is this an extraordinary scenario or are break-ins in Manchester more common that I thought?

Reece James earlier this season and plenty of Liverpool players have had the same thing.

 

[Zlatattack]

Hope they didn't steal his medals

Seriously though, what a shit couple of months for the Lindelofs.

What else bad happened?

 

[Trophy Room]

My concern is that something like this could escalate into a more violent incident. SURELY clubs need to take this seriously? The police just don't have the funding or resources to tackle this.

 

[Ayoba]

Terrible experience, glad they are OK.

Out of interest, how much does 24/7 security cost?

 

[Foxbatt]

What else bad happened?

He has Covid and that heart problems during the match.

 

[Eurotrash]

Terrible experience, glad they are OK.

Out of interest, how much does 24/7 security cost?

Don't know, but security during a game is a good start and should not break the bank.

BTW announcing your whereabouts on Instagram doesn't help.

 

[Mickeza]

What else bad happened?

Heart issue, COVID then Kid was in Hospital a few weeks back.

 

[horsechoker]

Players need to start negotiating private security and clubs need to offer it otherwise I don't see a solution as criminal gangs know when the player won't be at home.

I don't think 24/7 security is necessary but just at the time when the players is away from home.

Other than that all you can do is build better dances, gates, have guard dogs and CCTV

 

[RonaldoVII]

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[Marwood]

It's not a footballer problem guys. Anybody can get burgled. I've experienced it, I know others who have.

Chorlton is the worst area in the country for burglaries isn't it? So Manchester does have a problem.

 

[horsechoker]

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Big loss as he suits RR system better than Maguire but some things are bigger than football.

 

[freeurmind]

Why are there so many thugs in the UK?

 

[horsechoker]

It's not a footballer problem guys. Anybody can get burgled. I've experienced it, I know others who have.

Chorlton is the worst area in the country for burglaries isn't it? So Manchester does have a problem.

Anyone can get burgled but some are more likely than others. Burglaries are mainly about oppurtunity and value of items that can be stolen.

It's public knowledge when footballers won't be home so I imagine gangs will use that knowledge as part of their plans.

For regular people you need to be careful who you tell about your holiday plans because there are people who will use that information to plan a break in.

 

[horsechoker]

Why are there so many thugs in the UK?

Because you touch yourself at night.

 

[CloneMC16]

Understandable that he wants to stay with his wife and kids. It sucks for the team, but it is what it is.

 

[Utd heap]

Why are there so many thugs in the UK?

 

[TheReligion]

Interested to know why people feel clubs should fund security and not the players who make phenomenal amounts of money themselves?

 

[TMDaines]

This sort of thing happens more and more often to footballers, targeting rich people when they expect nobody to be at home. Is there any reasonable way to combat this other than having every footballer have on-site private security at the time of matches/travels?

If I were earning their salaries, I wouldn't think twice about it for peace of mind.

 

[Offside]

I remember it happened to Fletcher once during a game.

 

[Marwood]

Anyone can get burgled but some are more likely than others. Burglaries are mainly about oppurtunity and value of items that can be stolen.

It's public knowledge when footballers won't be home so I imagine gangs will use that knowledge as part of their plans.

For regular people you need to be careful who you tell about your holiday plans because there are people who will use that information to plan a break in.

You sure about that? Not just a case of it making the papers when it happens?

I've got a group of five mates say. I know for sure three of us have been broken into. Othera have had cars stolen, one mate got carjacked.

Not that I have any less sympathy, it's horrible and I'd guess the arses get away with it most of the time.

I am a bit surprised they don't make their places an absolute fortress.

 

[Matriac]

Interested to know why people feel clubs should fund security and not the players who make phenomenal amounts of money themselves?

It should just become a standardized "perk" they offer to the players. As a club they can negotiate better terms for agreements covering a number of houses, and organize with the security companies for when they need to be present, instead of each individual player having to find, negotiate and organize.

Especially because this is a risk they get from performing their job. And if players in England are (currently) more targeted than in other countries, then this perk would make players and their families feel better about moving to England.

 

[Smores]

Don't most of them live in the same area. You'd think they or the clubs would have patrolling private security.

Horrible for the family.

 

[#07]

Lindelof really hasn't had it easy lately. Covid, sick kid, break in.

 

[TheReligion]

It should just become a standardized "perk" they offer to the players. As a club they can negotiate better terms for agreements covering a number of houses, and organize with the security companies for when they need to be present, instead of each individual player having to find, negotiate and organize.

Why though?

If the players want private security they should pay for it themselves

 

[Ali Dia]

Why are there so many thugs in the UK?

The players are so obscenely rich and relatively easy targets. Until they tighten up this has become the modern day bank or post office robbery unfortunately. It’s a real shame as it’ll only take the players and the game further away from normal fans.

 

[CallyRed]

Terrible experience, glad they are OK.

Out of interest, how much does 24/7 security cost?

There's a road in Hampstead, North London where it's known a fair few Spurs players live, and when they play away there's normally 2/3 security vans parked along the road with security guys patrolling up and down the road. Do wonder who pays for it

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Don't most of them live in the same area. You'd think they or the clubs would have patrolling private security.

Horrible for the family.

There are private security patrols in many parts of Cheshire. It depends where he lives I guess and I suppose they can't be everywhere at once.

 

[Zoo]

I follow her on Instagram, she’s quite a big personality in Sweden and posts a lot from that house. Gangs target footballers.

 

[AussieDevil]

You could probably spend 300k a year for a small team of 3 guards rotating to provide 24/7 surveillance. A weeks pay for some of these players seems worth it for life protection measures.

 

[Cardboard elk]

Feckin hell. I do not know how the players deal with security, but if it was me and I earned so much money, I would have bought or rented a house or apartment with walls outside and hired a couple of guards.

 

[Red Dreams]

Probably scousers

that was my first thought

 

[DWelbz19]

Similar thing happened with Cancelo a while back. Is this an extraordinary scenario or are break-ins in Manchester more common that I thought?

Why are there so many thugs in the UK?

The same thing happened in Paris to Di Maria last year. It happened to Otamendi in Portugal in December last year, and Smalling in Italy in April.

As has been mentioned in this thread; footballers are an easier target because 1. a lot of information is public, them/their wives are on Instagram frequently, and 2. they tend to target when players are playing matches away from their houses.

 

[lex talionis]

Thank God his wife and kid didn’t get hurt. They probably have an alarm system but that’s clearly not adequate. The player or the club should stump the cash for private patrol.