Former England manager Terry Venables reportedly left his wife more than £3million after his 2023 death.
Venables, who masterminded England’s memorable run to the semi-finals of Euro ’96, died at the age of 80 following a long battle with illness last November.
His death sparked a huge outpouring of sadness across the footballing community, while his former club Tottenham – who were minutes away from taking to the field against Aston Villa before his passing was announced – paid tribute to their old boss.
Venables was survived by his wife of 32 years Yvette and his probate details, published on Tuesday, showed the vast sums he left to her.
In total, Venables left a sum of £4,765,370 but that figure reduced to £3,289,952 after debts and bills were accounted for.
According to The Sun, his will was written six years before his death and left the entire sum to his wife.
Former England boss Terry Venables died in November 2023 after a long battle with illness at the age of 80
The former Tottenham and Barcelona boss reportedly left more than £3million to his wife of 32 years Yvette
Venables is best remembered for being England’s manager for their run to the semi-finals of Euro ’96 on home turf
A midfielder for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers during a 15-year top level playing career, Venables won two caps for England.
Moving into coaching, he guided Crystal Palace from the third division to the first in the late 1970s, before taking QPR to the 1982 FA Cup final as a second-tier outfit.
‘El Tel’ attracted the attention of prominent European clubs and took over at Barcelona in 1984, where he won the LaLiga title in 1985 and reached the 1986 European Cup final.
Venables won the FA Cup with Tottenham in 1991 but is best remembered for being England’s manager for their run to the semi-finals of Euro ’96 on home turf.
Venables would later coach Australia, Palace a second time, Middlesbrough alongside Bryan Robson and Leeds, before returning to the England set-up as part of Steve McClaren’s staff.