The rugby star’s finances have gone through a rocky spell since his divorce from wife Alice
England rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio has reportedly been forced to sell his family home for a cut price in a bid to pay off creditors following his recent bankruptcy.
According to MailOnline, the 52-year-old had initially hoped to sell his four-bedroom mansion in Richmond, Surrey for £3.3m, having purchased the property 25 years ago during the height of his career.
However, it’s now claimed the house has been sold at a knockdown price to a young Premier League footballer.
Jayden Meghoma is believed to have purchased the property, with Dallaglio subsequently losing out on £600,000.
Meghoma, 18, is currently on the books at Brentford having spent last season on loan at Preston North End, and has represented England at under-19 level.
The teenager is believed to have purchased the property for £2.7m, which on the face of it is a hefty profit for Dallaglio, who shelled out £925,000 for it in 2001.
However, it emerged in a recent insolvency court hearing earlier this month that the equity of the home stood at just £1.2m.
That hearing was triggered by Dallaglio’s estranged wife Alice, who was seeking an ‘urgent’ order to push the sale of the house through in a bid to save him from potential financial ruin. Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby.
But while the sale has gone through, Dallaglio was still declared bankrupt, with one of his creditors securing the order.
Alice’s mother Lydia Corbett told MailOnline at the time: “I’m very sad about it. People marry and they divorce, I’ve been divorced twice so I know what it’s like. It’s horrible, it’s painful for the heart and it’s not fair.
“He did very well, I loved him, but he’s going through a bad phase and we hope he’s alright.”
The sale of his house comes two years after Dallaglio narrowly avoided going bust over an unpaid tax bill believed to amount to around £700,000.
During those proceedings, the extent of his financial difficulties became clear.
It was revealed his sports business, which he set up the year he became England captain in 1997, owed money to a series of creditors and was in danger of being wound up by a court order.
Dallaglio agreed to an ‘individual voluntary agreement’ in order to pay off his debts.
