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England football Wags to fork out eye-watering sum to hire private bodyguards for Euros after tournament terror threat
The Wags could clash with Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate over the matter
ENGLAND’S Wags are planning to splash out £100,000 on private bodyguards for the Euros in Germany.
The players’ partners want to axe the FA’s security team in favour of their own hand-picked heavies.
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The group — led by footie tournament veterans Fern Maguire and Megan Pickford — intend to share the cost.
Their decision comes after The Sun on Sunday revealed the threat of terror attacks at the Euros is feared by the German government to be high.
The Wags, who will also include Jack Grealish’s girlfriend Sasha Attwood and Bukayo Saka’s partner Tolami Benson, have vowed to up their protection.
They are set to hire ex-military specialists instead of FA-appointed guards.
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A source: said: “The FA security team looked after them at the World Cup in Qatar but this time they want to ramp up the security around them.
“They are looking to hire ex-military trained to deal with all sorts of threats.
“They’ll operate from a discreet distance so the group don’t draw too much attention. It means they can enjoy more freedom and feel safer at the same time.
“Plus, they do not want that their every move is being monitored and then reported back to the FA.”
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The source added: “They’ve been quoted £65,000 for the first few weeks, which will go north of £100,000 if England go all the way.”
It could set them on a collision course with Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate.
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He wants to avoid a repeat of the 2006 World Cup in Germany when the Wags created more headlines off the pitch than the players did on it.
Stories of the women partying and huge shopping bills were the talk of the tournament.
But the latest crop have vowed to go their own way after lectures from the FA before the previous tournament in strict Muslim state Qatar.
England, among the favourites to lift the trophy, kick off their Euros campaign against Serbia on June 16.
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