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      Inside Jack Grealish’s staggering fortune as Man City star’s full earnings are revealed

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      ENGLAND footballer Jack Grealish is on target to make a £100million fortune before the age of 30.The Manchester City midfielder recently signed the most lucrative boot sponsorship deal in Britain, teaming up with German sportswear giant Puma for a reputed £10million a year.
      Jack Grealish pictured with model girlfriend Sasha Attwood has amassed a huge fortuneCredit: instagram
      Jack signed a £10 million deal with high end fashion firm GucciCredit:
      And industry insiders claim 27-year-old Grealish could soon be earning close to £1million a week thanks to his exploits on and off the field and his huge following.
      Grealish became the most expensive footballer in British football history when he joined City from Aston Villa for a £100million fee and wages of £300,000 a week in 2021.
      He lifted the Premier League title with Pep Guardiola’s team in his first season and a host of lucrative endorsements have followed.
      The down-to-earth Brummie has signed a £10million deal with Gucci and a sponsorship contract with boohooMan estimated at being worth around £1million.
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      It is understood razor brand Gillette is also eyeing up Jack to join their stable of global sporting personalities.
      A source close to Grealish said: “The staff at City were stunned to learn how much the Puma deal is worth to Jack and are really chuffed for him.
      “We have joked he is now the million dollar man. We reckon he must already be pulling down close to £750,000 a week in wages and commercial stuff — the sky really is the limit for Jack now he is entering his peak years.”
      The Sun revealed last year how City’s tills were also ringing after they had signed Grealish.
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      Youngsters wearing his trademark headband and star-struck teenage girls are visiting City’s Etihad stadium in an attempt to get a glimpse of their idol.
      Our City source added: “Jack is a licence to print money.
      “He will earn £86million in wages over the lifetime of his City deal but all the commercial stuff puts him in another league from most footballers.”
      Grealish recently said of his £200,000-a-week Puma deal: “They are a brand that’s really caught my eye in the last few years.
      “Especially recently, the collabs they are doing with other brands — the people they have on board now in NBA, F1 and football — it’s really eye-catching and it was a no-brainer for me.”
      In November last year, we told how Jack had spent £6million on a seven-bedroom mansion within 20 acres of the Cheshire countryside.
      Jack’s girlfriend, Sasha Attwood, 27, has also bagged several lucrative sponsorship deals since moving to Manchester with her fella.
      Sasha, who started dating Jack while at school in Birmingham, has signed with Elite Model Management and has built up a huge online social media following.
      Jack recently signed the most lucrative boot sponsorship deal in Britain with PumaCredit:
      Jack made a £100 million transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester City in 2021Credit: Getty
      The footballer also signed a six-figure deal with fashion brand boohooManCredit: BOOHOO
      Jack’s girlfriend Sasha has signed several big money modelling deals of her own
      The England World Cup star is described as a license to print moneyCredit: Getty More

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      Pair of loved up QPR fans pay £13,000 for footie-themed dream wedding

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      TWO QPR fans shared deep love for the team — at their wedding.Lee and Jacqui Scudder made the Hoops the theme of their £13,000 big day.
      Lee and Jacqui Scudder spent £13,000 theming their big day around their beloved Championship team
      The couple were pictured near each other at a QPR open day 23 years ago
      They included the Championship side’s blue and white colours in their wedding outfits and a three-tiered cake.
      Club legends including Les Ferdinand recorded messages, while the 11 tables for 80 guests were named after players.
      Lee, 35, and Jacqui, 34, met in 2021 when they bemoaned their team’s performance while watching from the stands during a 4-1 defeat at West London rivals Fulham.
      Incredibly, the couple were pictured near each other at a QPR open day 23 years ago.
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      Lee proposed during a tour of the club’s Loftus Road ground and officials arranged it so their parents were sat in one of the stadium’s boxes to watch.
      Jacqui, of Southend, Essex, has been a QPR season ticket holder for around 25 years.
      Her hen do was a girls’ day out watching the Hoops lose 3-1 to Blackburn.
      They pair tied the knot at Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre in Witham, Essex, on Saturday.
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      Car repair superviser Jacqui said: “None of my friends and family were at all surprised about the wedding theme.”
      Lee, a post room team leader, said: “Having some current players and a few legends send messages was really special. For them to be a part of our big day was massive.”
      Lee proposed during a tour of the club’s Loftus Road ground
      Club legends such as Les Ferdinand recorded messages for the happy coupleCredit: Empics
      The 11 tables for 80 guests were named after QPR players
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      Man City ace Erling Haaland caught using mobile phone while driving £300k Rolls-Royce on dual-carriageway

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      FOOTIE sensation Erling Haaland has been being caught using his mobile phone while driving his £300,000 Rolls-Royce. The Man City star was spotted holding the smartphone while at the wheel.
      Erling Haaland has been caught using his mobile phone while driving his Rolls-Royce
      The striker can be seen with the device in his left hand while steering the wheel with his right
      Photos seem to show the hotshot striker looking down into his lap as he clasps the device in his left hand, with his right hand on the steering wheel.
      Norwegian Haaland, 22, was driving his white Rolls-Royce Cullinan on a dual carriageway in Manchester’s New Islington, close to City’s Etihad Stadium.
      The incident occurred the day after Haaland bagged five goals in a 7-0 Champions League win against RB Leipzig on 14 March.
      Anyone caught driving while using a mobile phone faces six penalty points and a £200 fine.
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      And if the driver only passed their test in the past two years, their licence can be revoked.
      An onlooker said: “Erling has hardly put a foot wrong since he moved to City.
      “But he needs to pay more attention to the road when he’s driving and needs to brush up on the law when he’s driving.
      “It’s a silly mistake but could be a dangerous one for him and for other road users.
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      “The last thing City fans want is for him to have a bump which rules him out of a game.”
      Road safety groups also criticised £375,000-a-week Haaland, who has bagged 42 goals in 37 games for the Sky Blues.
      An AA spokesman said: “It’s a straight red with no excuses.
      “Holding your phone while driving is dangerous. For someone so effective at scoring, this is definitely an own goal.”
      The laws around using phones while driving were toughened up in March 2022.
      At the time then Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “I will do everything in my power to keep road users safe, which is why I am taking a zero-tolerance approach to those who decide to risk lives by using their phone behind the wheel.”
      An RAC report in 2020 found that one-third of drivers thought other motorists using their mobile phones at the wheel was one of their top safety concerns.
      And statistics published last year revealed that in 2020 17 people were killed and 499 injured in crashes where the driver was using a mobile.
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      Haaland’s error came despite driving rules in his homeland of Norway banning motorists from using their phone at the wheel.
      Man City and Haaland’s agent were contacted for comment.
      Haaland has bagged 42 goals in 37 games for Man CityCredit: Getty
      The footballer was driving his flashy motor in Manchester’s New Islington, close to City’s Etihad StadiumCredit: Cavendish More

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      Jack Grealish reveals his strange and pricey food habit after a game

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      MANCHESTER City star Jack Grealish revealed he chows down on a mammoth five Chinese takeaway dishes all on the same plate after a game.And the monster meal costs the star a tidy dim sum – a whopping £53.50.
      Jack treats himself to a Chinese takeaway after a matchCredit: Getty
      He says Chinese is his favourite grub and he loves piling his order into a mountain of grub to devour in a “big free for all”.
      The star visits the pricey, high-end Chinese restaurant in Manchester for a carry out.
      Jack revealed: “Yeah, I love Chinese, man. After every game I get one. I go to Wing’s in Manchester.
      “I usually get a takeaway. I have Singapore chow mein, I have egged fried rice, I have salt and pepper chips, I have salt and pepper prawns and then curry sauce.
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      “I then mix it all in and have a big fee for all.”
      And the meal for one would be a wallet-buster as well as a belly-buster for most folk – but not the super-fit, £270,000-a-week star.
      His Singapore chow mein is £20.40, egg fried rice is £5.40, salt and pepper chips are £6.40, salt and pepper prawns are £16.90 and a tub of curry sauce to glug over the top is another £4.40.
      The place is walking distance from Jack’s city centre apartment which he shares with lover Sasha Attwood and their cockapoo.
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      Wing’s is a favourite haunt of stars from both Manchester clubs, as well as a haunt of actors from Coronation Street and visiting celebs.
      The Old Trafford Class of ‘92 – Gary and Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt and David Beckham put the eatery on the showbiz map.
      Sir Alex Ferguson was also a keen customer and Wayne and Coleen were regular visitors until he left the club.
      Jack recently revealed the secrets behind his massive calves and low socks.
      On those famous calves, he claimed it is all genetics, saying to the Daily Mail: “I actually don’t do anything. It’s just something that runs in the family.
      “My grandad always had big calves when he used to play football.
      “But I don’t do any calf exercises or calf routines in the gym or anything. Honestly, it’s just something that I’ve had since I was young.”
      And on those well-known low socks Grealish shared that superstition is the reason behind it.
      He said: “I think I was about 14 or 15 and we were sponsored by Macron at Aston Villa and the socks used to shrink in the wash.
      “In training I couldn’t get them over my calves because the socks were so small.
      “So I started wearing them below my calves in training — and that season I ended up playing really well.
      “So then I started wearing my socks below my calves in games. It was just something that stuck because I’d had such a good season.”
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      Fans had their say on Grealish’s calves when he played for the Three Lions in Qatar at the World Cup last year, with one saying: “So like, how big are Grealish’s calves going to get?”
      Another wrote: “Was very into the US-England game until noticing Jack Grealish’s mutant calves, which became my entire focus afterwards.”
      Jack Grealish says his famous calves run in the familyCredit: Rex More

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      Man Utd star Brandon Williams caught inhaling ‘hippy crack’ in passenger seat of Mercedes

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      MANCHESTER United star Brandon Williams appears to inhale nitrous oxide from a balloon near the club’s training ground.The £60,000-a-week full back, 22, was a passenger in a parked Brabus supercar.
      Brandon Williams appears to inhale ‘hippy crack’ from a balloon while in the passenger seat of a Mercedes Brabus
      Williams was seen with a balloon in his mouth as he passed a friend a nitrous oxide canisterCredit: Getty
      Full-back Williams in his car last monthCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      He was seen with a balloon in his mouth as he passed a friend a canister of the legal high.
      A witness told The Sun: “It was so obvious to anyone driving by what he was doing.
      “Anyone who follows United or football seriously would have recognised him instantly. It’s irresponsible considering he’s a public figure.
      “He’s meant to be a role model for youngsters and upcoming footballers.
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      “Taking that rubbish, especially so casually, could be hindering his ability on the pitch.
      “There is no doubt his manager will not be impressed by it.
      “He expects his players to be completely devoted to their career, especially when they are attempting to break into the side.”
      Nitrous oxide is an anaesthetic gas popular among young Brits who inhale it for a light-headed, short-lived euphoric high.
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      But taking the drug comes at the risk of heart attacks and brain damage, while prolonged use can lead to memory loss and vitamin deficiency.
      It is a criminal offence to supply nitrous oxide to get high but not to possess it.
      The Man Utd star is facing the wrath of his manager Erik ten HagCredit: Getty
      But earlier this week Home Secretary Suella Braverman pledged new measures to crack down on the “unacceptable” use of the gas.
      She said: “I am clear that the use and proliferation of nitrous oxide is unacceptable and we will be announcing new measures soon.”
      Manchester-born Williams has played just five minutes of football this season under ten Hag.
      The defender joined his hometown club in 2008, rising through the Red Devils’ youth teams to make 51 professional appearances.
      He has been linked with a move to Middlesbrough in recent weeks after failing to break into United’s first team.
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      I’m gonna trash talk ‘p***y’ Anthony Joshua and tell him his mum hits harder… but not until we get in the ring

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA will be hit with a barrage of ABUSE in Saturday’s comeback fight.For US opponent Jermaine Franklin vowed to pummel Britain’s dethroned world heavyweight champ with a combination of trash-talking taunts during their clash at London’s O2.
      Anthony Joshua returns to the ring on April 1 with a showdown against Jermaine FranklinCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Joshua, 33, is desperate to reignite his career following damaging double defeats to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who took his WBA, WBO and IBF belts.
      But Franklin, 29, insists he will come out swinging with all the verbals and mock “p***y” Joshua once the bell goes.
      Michigan heavyweight Franklin, who has a record of 21 wins, one loss and no draws, visited SunSport’s London HQ to reveal his fight plan.
      He admitted: “I talk trash in the ring but not before the fight.
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      “In the ring I might call him soft, or a p***y, I start my talk in the ring.
      “Outside the ring I might not say much, but inside you might hear me tell him: ‘Your momma hits harder than you’.
      “Trash talk outside the ring is not my persona, I do it in the ring, during the fight, in the clinches.
      “I want to frustrate my opponent in the ring. I’m probably too silly to trash talk outside of it, I will make myself laugh and not be able to stop giggling.
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      “But my switch flicks in the ring and I get more ruthless.
      “In my Dillian Whyte fight in November I called him weak. One time he hit me and I told him: ‘You’re too soft’.”
      Franklin suffered a controversial points loss to Whyte in that fight.
      But he has also spent a fortnight sparring with Britain’s undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at his Morecambe home.
      The American learned loads from the 34-year-old Gypsy King but will happily go to war with him — as he showed by chinning his cut-out in our office.
      Franklin chinned a cutout of Fury in SunSport’s officeCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      Franklin explained: “Morecambe was nice but it is in the middle of nowhere.
      “It’s a small town and everybody there knows Tyson and looks out for him.
      “The first day we were there, people running restaurants and stores were picking up on our looks and accents and asking us what we were doing in the area. We told them we were training with Tyson.
      “But someone must have called Tyson and told him, because the next second he pulled up in his car to check that everything was OK!
      “I thought ‘wow’, I had no idea he was so involved in the community, he is loved up there.
      “I learned a lot but I want to fight all the best guys, so if Tyson wants it, he can get it.”
      And father-of-three Franklin, who has a wonderful background story of being brought up by two powerful grandmothers, will help his Saginaw community in Michigan with Saturday’s purse.
      And he reckons that Joshua was bluffing when he said his comeback — after back-to-back world title losses to Usyk in 2021 and 2022 — was just about boosting his bank balance.
      He said: “That was just a deflection or a mental tactic.
      “To make out like he doesn’t really care about this fight.
      “He is with a big promoter and he reigned as a champion for about ten years so he doesn’t need money — there’s no way he’s broke.
      “He might want people to think he doesn’t care, but I could have said I was only fighting for the money, to catch him off guard.
      “Anyone can bluff like that.”
      Franklin will insult and assault AJ for every moment of their London showdown.
      But he claims the London 2012 golden boy has got unfair stick after his empire crumbled over two legs against the Ukraine ace.
      He explained: “I love the sport so — until someone can show me that AJ is finished — I will not question him, he has done too much.
      “As a fighter, I cannot just turn on him when he is an Olympic gold medal winner who reigned as a world champion for a long time.
      “I take points off Joshua for losing to Usyk twice, because he was only a cruiserweight who moved up.
      “But if Usyk never loses then AJ’s stock goes up.
      “However, if Usyk gets beat in his next fight, then it will look bad on AJ.
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      “We jump the gun too much in this sport. It’s not like basketball or soccer, where once you are great, you are great.
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      Man City star Kyle Walker’s wife furious after he holds secret legal talks with his ex-lover without telling her

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      ENGLAND’S Kyle Walker had a secret face-to-face legal meeting with his ex-lover — without telling his wife.The Manchester City star’s missus Annie was furious when she found Lauryn Goodman, mother of Kyle’s child Kairo, was back in their lives.
      Kyle Walker had a secret face-to-face legal meeting with his ex-loverCredit: Getty
      The Manchester City ace’s wife Annie, above, was furious when she found outCredit: BackGrid
      WAG Annie believes pregnant Lauryn Goodman, above, and mother of Kyle’s child Kairo, is ‘playing games’Credit: BackGrid
      And Annie believes former Towie star Lauryn, who is at least five months’ pregnant with her second child, is “trying to play games”.
      A source said: “The meeting between Lauryn and Kyle took place at a solicitor’s office in Cheshire in September but she only knew weeks later.
      “She wasn’t happy that he’d met up with her, even if it was just with lawyers to discuss legal matters.”
      Walker, 32, and Annie, 30, are childhood sweethearts. But in 2019 he moved out after Ex On The Beach star Laura Brown said they repeatedly romped in his Bentley.
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      She took him back briefly. But in March 2020 he revealed model Lauryn was having his baby and he moved into an £8,000-a-month flat.
      Days later he was caught breaching Covid lockdown rules by having an orgy with two hookers. Yet Annie still married him in November 2021.
      The source added: “Annie has forgiven but not forgotten. So it was upsetting for her when she found out that Lauryn was pregnant again.
      “Like it or not that baby will be part of her extended family — the sibling of her son’s half-brother.”
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      Annie even supported the defender when he was recently caught on CCTV flashing in a bar near their Cheshire home.
      He was questioned by police and issued with an out-of court disposal order.
      Wag Becky Vardy appeared to brand Annie a “doormat” on social media. Instagram model Lauryn then backed Becky, while accusing Annie of trashing her young son.
      The source added: “Annie now thinks Lauryn is trying to taunt her for some reason.”
      We asked the Walkers for comment, as well as Lauryn.
      Walker, 32, and Annie, 30, are childhood sweetheartsCredit: Refer to Caption
      It comes as Annie supported the football ace when he was recently caught in a CCTV flashing shameCredit: Rex More

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      I feared my kids would grow up without their dad as robber pointed gun at me, reveals Amir Khan

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      BOXER Amir Khan has told of his gun robbery terror and said: “I feared my kids would grow up without their dad.”The former world champ, 36, handed over his £72,000 watch at gunpoint in London.
      Amir Khan, pictured with wife Faryal, told of his gun robbery terrorCredit: Doug Seeburg
      Amir, pictured with his children, said: ‘I feared my kids would grow up without their dad’Credit: Doug Seeburg
      Masked gunman Dante Campbell jumped out of a silver Mercedes, pointed the weapon in Amir’s face and shouted: ‘Take off the watch!’
      Wife Faryal, who was with him, said: “I thought we were both going to die.”
      Victim Amir Khan revealed how he turned his head in terror during his gunpoint ordeal so he would not see the bullet coming.
      The boxer had left a restaurant with wife Faryal when a gang pulled up in a Merc, pointed the weapon in his face and demanded his watch.
      Amir’s light-welterweight reflexes kicked in as he feared the gunman would pull the trigger.
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      Speaking exclusively to The Sun on Sunday, he revealed: “In that moment, you think the worst . . . that the kids could be growing up without their dad, that Faryal would be raising them on her own.
      “Your life flashes before your eyes. I leant my head to the right because I thought, if he is going to shoot me, he can shoot the side of my head. I don’t want to see the bullet coming.”
      Amir handed over a £72,000 diamond-encrusted watch he’d bought to celebrate winning a fight.
      Terrified Faryal, 31, ran into the road and screamed for help.
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      The robbers fled in their car and the timepiece has not been found.
      Faryal yesterday said she feared the couple were the target of an organised hit, saying: “I thought we were going to die on the spot.”
      The couple now feel the “England we love isn’t a safe place any more” so spend more time at their home in Dubai.
      Two men admitted involvement in the robbery, on April 18 last year.
      On Friday two others were found not guilty of acting as spotters.
      Amir and Faryal had been for dinner with pal Omar Khalid at the Sahara Grill in Leyton, East London.
      The boxer posed for selfies with fans and CCTV showed him leaving at 9.10pm.
      As the couple walked to their car, masked gunman Dante Campbell, 20, jumped out of a silver Mercedes coupe, pointed the weapon in Amir’s face and shouted: “Take off the watch!”
      Amir, who is dad to Lamaisah, eight, Alayna, four, and Muhammad Zaviyar, three, recalled yesterday: “It was the first time I’ve ever seen a gun in my life. I could see down the barrel.
      “I remember looking back seeing where my wife was. She ran back on the road and screamed ‘help!’
      “At the time, I didn’t know what he wanted. I thought maybe this is a prank. I just took off the watch, he grabbed it.”
      Amir had earlier been shopping in Knightsbridge while Faryal was at a photoshoot.
      Amir retired from boxing last year having won a silver medal for Great Britain at the 2004 Olympics in AthensCredit: PA:Press Association
      Amir blasted mayor Sadiq Khan, saying: ‘Since he has been in power, London has got so dangerous’Credit: PA
      They visited the restaurant during Ramadan as it serves halal steak, and spent around an hour eating and taking snaps with fans.
      Recalling the ordeal, Amir said: “Faryal ran back on to the road and I just froze.
      “Normally she walks in front of me so I know she’s safe.
      “But for some reason she didn’t that night — which looking back is a good thing.
      “The gunman told me to take off the watch so I did and he grabbed it. I was shaken up.
      “It happened so fast, it registered with me a day after. It makes you think, life is very short.
      “People said after, ‘You should’ve fought them’. Are they stupid? I’ve got a family. It’s only a watch. My life means more to me.
      “When you have kids, you have a priority to make sure they are looked after. I am the breadwinner for the family. If I was with the kids, I don’t know what I would’ve done. Maybe I would have panicked and tried to run.”
      Amir added: “Someone called the police. It caused a big scene and people recognised me.
      “I felt quite embarrassed it had happened to me, that I’d just been robbed at gunpoint.
      “I got into Omar’s car and we drove around the corner because I didn’t want to be around the area.
      “I did a 30-minute interview in the police car. I told them what happened, how it happened.”
      Amir and Faryal then returned to their room at the May Fair Hotel in central London, where she was in floods of tears.
      The boxer added: “I could feel how scared Faryal was. I sat with her and told her it’s fine, the watch is materialistic.
      “She said, ‘What if the kids were with us? What if they shot you and killed you? The kids love you so much, you’re a good father to them, they would miss you so much’.
      The former world champ handed over his £72,000 watch at gunpoint in LondonCredit: Central News
      “I had the worst sleep that night. It was like the sleep I have the day before a fight. I was very uneasy.”
      Yesterday Amir was revealed to be a star of next month’s I’m A Celebrity South African special — after a stint on the show in 2017.
      He retired from boxing last year having won 34 of 40 fights, 21 by knockout, and with a silver medal for Great Britain at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
      He is now based in Dubai but returns to England once a month for a week for charity and TV work.
      Since the attack he pays £600 a day on security in the UK.
      Bolton-born Amir said: “The UK isn’t a safe place any more.
      “It’s like living in Mexico. I don’t feel comfortable. I love England. I won a medal for the country but I stay in Dubai now because it’s the only place I feel safe. I’ve had my career, won my fights, got money. I just want to be safe.”
      Amir also blasted London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan, saying: “Since he has been in power, London has got so dangerous. He needs to pull his finger out and do something about it.”
      Speaking about the impact of the robbery, he added: “Faryal always says ‘Don’t go out on your own’.
      “She’s always on my back saying, ‘Make sure you take your security with you’.
      “A couple of months after the robbery, I remember walking outside Harrods.
      “It was about 5pm or 6pm, and I had a bag with a T-shirt in. I thought, ‘Oh s**t, it’s not safe for me to walk’.
      “A guy asked me for a picture, and I’m always happy to do that, but I felt very uneasy.”
      Amir had bought the stolen watch — a Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph — after his December 2014 victory over American welterweight Devon Alexander in Las Vegas.
      Amir said: “I always buy a watch after a fight. It was quite sentimental. I got it after I won to treat myself.”
      Speaking about the impact of the robbery, Amir said: ‘Faryal always says ‘Don’t go out on your own’Credit: Doug Seeburg
      Recalling the ordeal, Amir said: ‘Faryal ran back on to the road and I just froze’
      Two weeks before the robbery he stopped paying £15,000 a year insurance for around £600,000 worth of watches.
      He had been paying the premium for ten years but felt safe having never been targeted before.
      Faryal, who married Amir in 2013, said of the ordeal: “I saw a really tall guy like hugging Amir.
      “Amir seemed to be laughing, I think he thought it was a fan.
      “Suddenly I saw a gun . . . I was on the phone to my best friend and just started screaming ‘help, help, help!’
      “I ran into the road as I thought I’d rather get hit by a car than shot. At the time, I thought ­someone had set us up. That they’ve come to shoot me and Amir. I thought, ‘Does Amir have any enemies?’
      “I was worried that while I’m running someone is going to shoot me from the back. It was really, really scary.”
      Faryal added: “I would lie awake at night thinking, ‘What if we both got killed?’ It took me a good few months to get over it.
      “After the incident, we sorted out our wills and a trust for the kids. It was a big wake-up call.”
      She said it brought her and Amir closer.
      She said: “It hit me that I could’ve lost Amir.
      “It makes you appreciate each other a lot more.
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      “He’s the love of my life, my husband, the father of my children.
      “If I lost him, I don’t think I could ever recover from that.”
      Cops hunt suspects
      POLICE sought help to find suspect Hamza Kulane who they want to quiz over the raid.
      Alleged spotters Nurul Amin, 25, and Ismail Mohamed, 24, were cleared of conspiracy to rob on Friday after a two-week trial.
      Gunman Dante Campbell, 20, and crony Ahmed Bana, 25, have admitted conspiracy to rob and possessing an imitation firearm.
      They will be sentenced later.
      Jurors were shown CCTV film of Amir’s ordeal.
      He told Snaresbrook crown court: “I’m a sportsman, a fighter. I’ve been in the toughest situations but this is something different. This is really scary.” More