Has Madrid become the place to be for our Red Devils? Thibaut Courtois has settled there in a villa that strangely resembles a bunker with his wife, Mishel Gerzig. His buddy, Eden Hazard, has been living the good life there with his family since he retired. Then there is Axel Witsel. For the past two years, the Liège native has been playing for Atletico, Real’s rival club. He lives in a modern villa in Boadilla del Monte, in the western suburbs of Madrid. The former Standardman is thirty-five years old and he did not wait until this advanced age, when we talk about football players, to think about his retirement.
> All the photos of his house can be found below
Indeed, the handsome Axel has transformed himself into a businessman. He has invested well in the ardent city that is dear to him but he has not done only that. With a friend, he has launched into real estate. It must be said that the player has made good use of his seasons spent on the green lawns. Before dropping off his suitcases in Madrid, he went to Benfica, Saint Petersburg, China where he would have earned 20 million euros during a season before making Borussia Dortmund happy.
A true jack-of-all-trades, Wistel once even dreamed of caressing the sky by buying shares in the LindSky Aviation company, but he has since come back down to earth by selling them. Axel also knows how to appreciate life. For many years, he took oenology classes with another friend, the restaurateur Marc Carnevale. He even gave his name to a Burgundy, “Plotellare 28”. and we learn that he created another company with a wine expert, still in Monthelie.
In June 2024, ahead of Euro 2024 in Germany, the defender told us about his joy of life. He was about to extend his contract with Atletico for another year and told us this: “I feel so good in Madrid”. So good, we wrote, that he was in the process of reselling his mansion in Sprimont bought for 2.5 million in 2017 and was planning to settle permanently in the Spanish capital.
540 m2 habitable
Apparently, he and his wife have not given up on this project. We have just learned that they are putting their splendid villa in Saint-Paul-de-Vence up for sale. It is located more precisely in La Colle-sur-Loup. A town in the Alpes-Maritimes department that has almost as many swimming pools as it has inhabitants. This house of approximately 540 square meters obviously has one. The Witsel family, as soon as they could find their haven of peace, did not hesitate to dive in. “This magnificent Mediterranean-inspired residence is located on approximately 9,000 m2 of land and composed of 3 large terraces,” is specified on the website of the Liège real estate company belonging to Axel’s friend.
The villa has 6 bedrooms and beautiful recently renovated bathrooms as well as a fitness area with sauna and hammam and an entertainment area. The asking price for this gem? 5.9 million euros.
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