FORMER Liverpool and England star John Barnes has had a bankruptcy order against him rescinded.
The ex-Tranmere Rovers manager must settle an unpaid tax bill by November 9 – when his case is heard by the High Court in London – for the bankruptcy to be fully discharged.
The amount of unpaid debt has not been released but a legal source said somebody else was paying the bill on Barnes’s behalf.
Barnes was sacked as manager of Tranmere Rovers FC earlier this month.
The football pundit – who appeared on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2007 – was made bankrupt by a Liverpool court on October 14 because of unpaid tax.
He insisted that it was only an oversight, and the money would be repaid quickly.
His solicitor, George Castro, said: “It was widely reported last week that HMRC had obtained a bankruptcy order against John Barnes.
“My client is delighted to announce that the Bankruptcy Order has now been overturned by the High Court.
