Former Premier League footballer Lee Clark has been declared bankrupt, putting his £2 million Jesmond mansion and other valuable assets at risk of being seized.
The 52-year-old former midfielder, who played for Newcastle United, Sunderland and Fulham during his career, could see his bank accounts and savings earmarked to pay unsecured creditors if the debt remains unaddressed.
A York-based finance company called One Stop Business petitioned for the bankruptcy.
When approached at his Newcastle home yesterday, Clark appeared unaware of the implications, telling the Mirror: “I have no idea. I have no comment to make I know nothing.”
His insistence that he had “no idea” about the potential consequences comes even though bankruptcy typically…