Former England and Manchester United footballer, Wes Brown, has been declared bankrupt by a United Kingdom High Court.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) filed a bankruptcy petition against Brown, who reportedly earned £50,000 per week during his playing days at Old Trafford, on February 27.
The High Court rubber-stamped the petition on April 12 and listed it in The Gazette, the official public record.
The 43-year-old defender was in United’s first team for 15 years having come through Manchester United’s academy.
He made 362 appearances for the club, winning five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, two League Cups and two Champions Leagues during a great career.
Brown played 23 times for England. He played for Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers after he left United in 2011.
Brown and his wife Leanne, 46, who appeared in the reality TV show Real Housewives of Cheshire, separated last year. The duo married in 2009 and had three daughters together.
According to reports, Brown moved out of the home he shared with Leanne and their children Halle, Lilia, and Lola.
At that time, a source said: “Wes and Leanne split before Christmas [2021]. There were no third parties involved; it is just a sad fact that their marriage has run its course.
“Leanne has flourished in single life and has removed her wedding ring. She has told people she feels free and is working hard on her businesses and flourishing as an independent woman.
“Wes meanwhile is carrying on as best he can. There have been rumours of trouble in their marriage for a while but they put a brave face on publicly.”
The source revealed further that former couple were trying their best to co-parent their children and live separate lives.
The couple slashed the asking price for their previous home, a mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire, to £2.4million in 2016 after having a market value of £4.5m six years earlier.
In 2019, Leane said: ‘Yes we’ve got a lovely life and all this money and I’m not saying the money isn’t great but when you’re in it you’re living in this bubble. Although the fans can be amazing they can also be very cruel.
“It must be hard [for footballers] to deal with to be on top one minute and hated the next for a bad kick or missing the goal.
“We are the ones that are left to pick up the pieces and bear the brunt of whatever is left at the end of their careers.
“Sometimes it’s hard being alone a lot. The lads are away a lot, especially if involved in a high-profile club and England international, too.”
Brown will line up in the Manchester Remembers charity football match for victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing on May 7.
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