Ex-Man Utd player forced to close bar in Spain due to soaring costs

EX-footballer Lee Sharpe has been forced to close his Irish bar in Spain over soaring costs.

The former Manchester United winger, 51, set up Sharpey’s when he emigrated last year.

But he has stepped away from the business, announcing: “As a family it just wasn’t working.”

The property in Javea on the Costa Blanca is being advertised for rent at £2,845 a month.

Sharpe moved as a new lockdown threat emerged in the UK.

Renting a villa in the hills above the seaside town, he spent much of the winter playing golf.

Tourist numbers were badly hit by Covid and soaring cost of living in Britain means they have not yet recovered.

Sharpe spent much of the winter playing golf.

He said: “I’ve many exciting projects due to be announced this month but unfortunately I can’t talk about them yet.”

He played for United from 1988 to 1996 and won eight England caps before retiring in 2004.