HMRC chase the estate of late ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson for £3.5MILLION in unpaid tax - because he was 'too busy with his ladies to save'

Sven-Goran Eriksson's estate is being chased by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for an outstanding £3.5million in tax owed.It comes as a result of the estate's inheritance following Eriksson's death in August 2024 due to pancreatic cancer.As reported by Daily Mail Sport last year, the former England manager reportedly had assets worth £4.8m but owed a staggering £7.25m to HMRC alone. He also reportedly had at least £1m outstanding in other debts.In a bid to help reduce that outstanding debt, his family sold his old mansion called Bjorkefors last year - albeit at a substantial loss.Eriksson is survived by his son Johan, 47, and daughter Lina, 39 - from his first marriage to Ann-Christine Pettersson - as well as partner Yaniseth Alcides. During his time as England manager he had a high-profile relationship with Nancy Dell'Olio.Speaking to The Sun, Eriksson's lawyer Anders Runebjer has revealed that the estate has no money left to settle the debt - aside from £300,000 in a UK bank and £1m in a Cayman Islands tax haven. He also stated his focus is now to salvage any money for Eriksson's two children after the ex-Three Lions boss had spent his finances around football and women. Ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's estate is being chased for £3.5million by HMRC In August 2024, he passed away at the age of 76 following a battle with pancreatic cancer The Swede is survived by his two children Johan, 47, and daughter Lina, 39'Sven earned millions but was always too busy with his football and his ladies to manage money very well,' said Runebjer.'I told the HMRC I'm not able to get the money in the Cayman Islands or his UK bank and said they're welcome to seize it.'They replied that they couldn't do that so I told them there was nothing else left - so they won't get paid.'Sven was regularly sent bills by the British taxman and paid promptly but they changed the rules and now say he still owes £3.5m plus interest after he passed away.'They're welcome to take whatever they can get but I'm not giving them anything.'My priority is trying to get whatever money I can that he left for his children - not the British taxman.'As aforementioned, Eriksson's estate sold his seven-bed house in Torsby, in his native Sweden - located on the banks of Lake Fryken - but at a reduced price.According to The Sun, the property was on the market for £2m but his family had to lower the price by £400,000 to attract any prospective buyers.And they went on to add that an anonymous e-commerce businesswoman has now bought it for an undisclosed sum of at least £1.3m - meaning a potential £700,000 loss on market value alone. However, the loss is greater as Eriksson bought the place in 2002 for £4.5m - meaning the true value lost is around £3m. Last year, Eriksson's former home in Sweden was sold as his family look to reduce debt Eriksson lived in the property with his partner Yaniseth Alcides until his death During his time as England boss, he was in a high-profile relationship with Nancy Dell'OlioSelling the property was the latest thing Eriksson's family have done in a bid to ease the financial burden they have taken on since his death.In March 2025, they were forced to auction off his memorabilia - such as a lunch invitation from the late Queen.Also up for auction was his Armani suit from a 2006 World Cup match with his hand-written team notes still in the pocket.The 349 items reported to have gone under the hammer for a combined total of £140,000 also include his BBC Coach of the Year trophy in 2001 and a Premier League Manager of the Month award from his time as Manchester City boss.An Ivory Coast top signed with a special message by former forward Didier Drogba from Eriksson's time as national coach in 2010 was sold as well.Eriksson was estimated to have received around £7m in pay-offs alone from England, Manchester City and Mexico during his managerial career. The Swede, who managed England between 2001 and 2006, previously described himself as being 'stupid' with his money.In one of his last ever interviews, he told The Guardian: 'I was never interested in money - I never took care of it and trusted people to do that for me. I was stupid not to control where the money went. I realised that when I didn't have any more cash!'I still don't know what I have in the bank.'READ: Sven-Goran Eriksson's family 'forced to sell his luxury lakeside mansion at cut-price' to help settle ex-England manager's £8m debts after he died