Liverpool FC legend John Barnes has been declared bankrupt.
A bankruptcy notice published in the London Gazette on Tuesday confirmed a HM Revenue and Customs petition against the former footballer has been granted.
The former footballer’s company John Barnes Media Limited racked up debts of over £1.5 million in combined unpaid VAT, National Insurance and PAYE.
A director’s loan of £226,000 and £461,849 owed to unsecured creditors were also included in the figure of the since liquidated business by HMRC’s auditor report.
Barnes, who still lives on Merseyside, was hit with a three-and-a-half year ban from being a company director in 2023 after failing to pay corporation tax and VAT.
The charge related to more than £190,000…