Manchester City's new £49million signing Raheem Sterling has put his four-bedroom Southport mansion up for sale after his big-money move from Liverpool this summer.The 20-year-old's detached home - which is on the market for £1.5m - portrays the life of a modern footballer with its own indoor swimming pool, barber's salon, home cinema and even a Michael Jackson-themed bar area.The bar dedicated to Michael Jackson is equipped with a DJ deck and includes several pieces of memorabilia ranging from photographs of the legendary singer to his trademark leather jacket and fedora trilby hat.Two Liverpool cushions can also be seen resting on a cream sofa in the starlet's bling-tastic personal salon.Liverpool cushions adorn the sofa in new Manchester City star Raheem Sterling's house that features this personal salon, complete with an orange and black leather barber's chair and a TV On sale: Raheem Sterling has put his four-bedroom Southport mansion on the market after his £49m move from Liverpool this summer
The four-bedroom detached house is in Southport, Merseyside and is described as a 'truly aspirational home'The Michael Jackson-themed bar is equipped with a DJ deck and several pieces of memorabilia including a jacket and fedora Thrilling: The bar devoted to Michael Jackson has numerous pictures of the legendary late pop star on the walls Former Liverpool starlet Sterling pictured in his home bar as he posed for an Instagram photograph previously The 20-year-old's deluxe kitchen has a black and white theme with stainless steel finishing, an island and a range of modern appliancesThe master bedroom is decorated with splashes of zebra print while a black and white theme dominates most areas of the luxurious home including the kitchen.Sterling was also able to keep on top of his fitness while at home in Southport by turning one of the rooms into a personal gymnasium complete with a bench press, treadmill and punch bag.Two framed Liverpool shirts also adorn the walls of the home cinema room, which comes with nine red leather reclining seats.
Elsewhere, an indoor Jacuzzi and heated swimming pool add to the value of the property which is surrounded by landscape gardens, currently equipped two football goals and a basketball court. The master bedroom is decorated with splashes of zebra print while a black and white theme dominates most areas of the luxury abode The 20-year-old also decked his North West mansion out with state-of-the-art bathrooms with full television facilities A more subdued bedroom is pictured in the advertising images on Rightmove. It is one of four in the house Sterling was also able to keep on top of his fitness while at home by turning one of the rooms into a personal gymnasium Sterling uploaded this photograph to his Instagram previously as he worked out in his home gym during the off-season Two framed Liverpool shirts adorn the wall of the home cinema room, which comes with nine red reclining leather chairs The black and white theme continues, along with a Buddha, in a generously sized dining room in Sterling for sale mansion in Southport The 20-year-old, who has impressed during City's opening two Premier League victories against West Brom and Chelsea, also decked his North West mansion out with state of the art bathrooms with full television facilities.
Sterling became City’s record signing and the third most expensive purchase made by a Premier League club after Angel Di Maria and Fernando Torres after finally sealing his move to the Etihad this summer.The former Queens Park Rangers youngster made it clear in the second half of last season that he was not interested in extending his contract at Liverpool, which still had two years to run, and that he wanted to leave in the summer to play Champions League football. Since signing for Manuel Pellegrini's side, Sterling scored on his unofficial debut during City's pre-season victory against Roma in July and has looked bright during his new team's impressive 3-0 victory against champions Chelsea. Elsewhere, an indoor Jacuzzi and heated swimming pool add to the value of the property which is surrounded by landscape gardens The private indoor pool in the mansion comes with colourful tile decorations and plenty of natural light Sterling in action during City's impressive 3-0 Premier League win against rivals Chelsea on Sunday
A half basketball court with a high fence is placed among the landscaped gardens Sterling pictured after playing basketball with pals in his home court as he uploaded this snap to Instagram afterwards The home comes with 'ample street parking to the front' and lies behind gates. 'The property exudes class, character and opulence from the first moment you arrive', according to estate agents Sterling also had two fun-sized football goals positioned next to a large private hedge Sterling previously uploaded this photograph to his Instagram account showing off his miniature pitch in his back garden Sterling is selling his detached home for £1.5m with features including a personal barber's salon, indoor swimming pool and home cinemaDoes anyone know anything about these chairs? The plaque says "the m See photoLooking for info or value on this item? The quality, style and comfort of the chairs can make or break how successful a barbershop is, and that’s why at Salons Direct we now have an extensive range of barber chairs to suit all budgets.
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