England icon John Barnes was declared bankrupt once again in September 2025 (Image: Getty Images)
John Barnes has opened up about the chain of events that resulted in him filing for bankruptcy in September 2025. The former Liverpool and England winger had a petition lodged against him by HM Revenue and Customs after accumulating debts exceeding £1.5million.
Barnes, 62, was previously declared bankrupt in 2009, though he described that episode as a “tax oversight.” However, he has now provided further details about this most recent financial crisis, which he claims stems directly from the mismanagement of his finances during his playing days. “So I got caught with a lot of coffee [investments] in Brazil,” he revealed on the latest episode…