NEW DELHI: Manchester City's winger Jack Grealish on Wednesday fell victim to a burglary at his Cheshire mansion in the north-west of England during his side's Premier League clash against Everton.
While Grealish was in action, contributing to his City's 3-1 triumph on Merseyside, his home became the target of thieves during the match.
Members of Grealish's family and his fiancee Sasha Atwood were watching the televised match at the house when they heard a disturbance, according to reports on Friday.
An alarm was raised and an emergency response was launched with a helicopter, police dogs and a number of officers sent to the property, but no suspects were detected.
It was reported the robbers made off with £1 million ($1.2 million) worth of jewellery and watches.
Grealish, 28, was informed of the raid after City's match finished.
A spokeswoman for Cheshire Constabulary said: "At around 9.50pm on Wednesday 27 December police were called to reports of a burglary.
"The caller reported that a number of items had been stolen.
"Officers, supported by the police dogs and NPAS (National Police Air Service), were deployed and searches were conducted in the local area, but there was no trace of the suspects.
"No arrests have been made at this time and enquiries are ongoing."
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