06-05-2025
Sven Goran Eriksson home price slashed by £400,000 as family cut price to pay off debts
The former England manager loved his lakeside home but it must be sold after he died with debts
Sven-Göran Eriksson's £2 million lakeside home has still not sold nine months after his death so estate agents have been forced to drop the price by £400,000 in the hope it will attract a buyer. The late football manager 's mansion in Sunne in Sweden went on the market following his death from cancer in August last year at the age of 76.
Björkefors Manor boasts seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, a high-end kitchen, reception rooms, a music room, a library along with a pool house, a sauna and a tennis court. The ex-England boss bought it back in 2002 for around £400,000 but, over the years, it has gained more in value.
Following his death, his partner Yaniseth Alcides and his children Lina and Johann discovered that the soccer chief was more than £8million debt. As a result, the house was put on the market for around £2million and they were also forced to sell many of his personal trophies and cups.
However, it seems interest in the property has been slow.
And now the estate agent has decided to lower the price to around £1.6million in the hope someone will now buy it.
New photos of the mansion are being taken too in the hope it will bring more interest.
Real estate broker Henrik Flinta from Sotheby's International Realty said: 'The problem is that it is far too expensive for many. It was a very high price for being in Värmland.
'There are certainly many Värmlanders who want Björkefors. The problem is that it's far too expensive for many. It was a very high price for being in Värmland. There are many who want it, but they don't have the money. We have had a few viewings, but have not reached our goal. Now we hope for renewed interest.'
Sven's family unfortunately learned on his death that the former England manager owed a total of £8.64 million (118 million Swedish Krona), and had assets of £4.8m, leaving his estate with a hefty deficit.
The largest single share in the new figures was tax debts in the UK, totalling £7.25 million.
In 2011 Eriksson went to court, after one of his financial advisors Samir Khan allegedly accepted 'unlimited access' to Sven's wealth and proceeded to use his money in dubious investments, including property schemes. Sven ended up £10 million in debt.
In the Prime documentary 'Sven' made shortly before his death, Sven looked back and said: "One day, I phoned the bank and asked them to do a transfer, and they said, you don't have any cash. I said 'what's that?'."
He added: "Stupid, not as stupid as him, but still stupid.
"My family, they were destroyed. And I said, 'Well, come on, I'll earn more money then'."
His son and daughter were also seen speaking about what happened.
Sven's daughter Lina said: "Dad is really good in a lot of areas in life, but a lot of the time I wish that he had had a really good mentor."
His son Johan added: "Definitely worried sometimes that he could be a bit more careful."
Sven himself delivered his own poignant goodbye message in the Prime Video film.
Sven said: "I had a good life. I think we are all scared of the day when we die, but life is about death as well. You have to learn to accept it for what it is.
"Hopefully at the end people will say yeah he was a good man, but everyone will not say that.
"I hope you will remember me as a positive guy trying to do everything he could do.
"Don't be sorry, smile. Thank you for everything, coaches, players, the crowds, it's been fantastic. Take care of yourself and take care of your life. And live it. Bye."
