Footballer Jack Grealish and girlfriend Sasha Attwood expecting first child together

British footballer Jack Grealish is going to be a dad!

Grealish announced this week that he's expecting his first child with his childhood sweetheart girlfriend Sasha Attwood, 28, who he has been dating for more than a decade.

The Manchester City star and England star, 28, shared the happy news in an Instagram post shared with his more than nine million followers.

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"Life's biggest blessing, [baby emoji]," Grealish captioned a photo of himself and Attwood cradling her baby bump.

Attwood also shared the same image on her Instagram page and wrote: "Half of me, half of you - beyond blessed ✨🤍🙏🏻."

Singer Ronan Keating commented underneath's Grealish's post: "Storm and I are grandparents again. Ha Ha. Congratulations."

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Footballer Jude Bellinghamm added: "Congrats brother <3."

The pair mostly keep their relationship under wraps and off social media, but Attwood recently shared a tribute to her athlete partner in May when Manchester City won in the Premier League.

Underneath pictures of the pair together on the sports field, the makeup artist wrote: "Champions X4 💙💙💙💙 what a team, so proud!"

It's some good news for the pair, who made headlines earlier this year when their Cheshire mansion was raided by thieves.

The footballer spoke out on Instagram about the incident, saying he was "devastated" over the burglary.

"My family mean the world to me and nothing is more important than ensuring their safety. This has been a traumatic experience for all of us, I am just so grateful that nobody was hurt🙏🏼," he wrote in a post.

"The people that commit these terrible crimes have no idea of the damage they cause to peoples lives. I hope they are found and brought to justice so no other family has to go through what we have."

He added: ''I appreciate the messages from everyone and the support from my friends, teammates and the club. On a more positive note, I'd like to thank everyone for their support throughout this past year, I wish you and your family a happy 2024."

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