Former England star Emile Heskey was facing bankruptcy last night in his latest battle with the taxman
The ex-Liverpool striker — whose net worth was estimated at £12million in 2009 — has had financial woes since joining a celebrity investment scheme now at the centre of a £1.6billion tax dispute.
He has been hit with a High Court bankruptcy petition filed by HMRC — setting off alarms for a string of VIPs.
Dad-of-six Heskey, 45, was last year found to have defaulted on £92,000 of tax while working as a football development officer between 2017 and 2020.
He was handed a £42,000 penalty.
Meanwhile, the trendy bar he ran with wife Chantelle in posh Alderley Edge, Cheshire, was wound up by the courts with £163,000 of debts.
It was unclear whether the court case arrears were related to the investment scheme or his business flop.
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