Thieves broke into the Liverpool midfielder's home as he was playing against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, taking his Olympic bronze medal, football memorabilia and jewellery.
The midfielder’s Olympic bronze medal from Beijing was taken along with a number of Brazilian and Liverpool football shirts.
He is the latest Reds star whose house has been targeted after break-ins at the wealthy homes of players including Daniel Agger, Pepe Reina, Dirk Kuyt, Peter Crouch and Jerzy Dudek and Steven Gerrard.
Among the items stolen are:
- the Olympic medal with a picture of a footballer kicking a ball on one side. It is approximately 3 inches indiameter and has a red ribbon attached to it
- a collection of Brazilian football shirts, large in size, with the name 'Lucas' on the back. Each shirt has a different number on it.
- a collection of Liverpool football shirts, large in size, with the name 'Lucas' on the back and all with the number 21 on the back.
Anyone with information about the incident or about the items listed is asked to contact Admiral Street CID on 0151 709 6010 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
