Sergio Romero ordered to tear down £20k adventure playground in front garden after neighbours ­called it a ‘theme park’

MANCHESTER United’s Sergio Romero has been ordered to tear down a £20,000 adventure playground on his front garden — after neighbours ­likened it to a “theme park”.

The Argentinian goalkeeper, 33, and wife Eliana installed the enormous playhouse for their two young daughters without planning permission.

The Double Whammy playhouse (stock image of similar model) boasts a clubhouse, 12ft-high castle, a 10ft slide and a 14ft-high penthouse den

It boasts a clubhouse, 12ft-high castle, a 10ft slide and a 14ft-high penthouse den.

The family’s £2.8million mansion is a few doors down from former manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s home.

After Romero retrospectively applied for planning permission, one neighbour in Wilmslow, Cheshire, complained: “This enormous installation is more suited to a commercial theme park than a quiet residential road.”

Another said: “Usually such a structure would be expected to be positioned in the back garden.”

A third added: “Not only is it too large, it is also a serious distraction to passing motorists.”

The Double Whammy playhouse was put up a year ago.

A council official who later inspected it agreed it was too big and impacted “the street scene and the wider neighbourhood”.

Romero is on a bit of a bad run. In January he crashed his £170,000 Lamborghini Gallardo on his way to United’s training base in Carrington.

Romero, who earns £70,000 a week, signed for the club in 2015 as back-up to David de Gea.