WAYNE LINEKER’S iconic Ibiza bar is the go-to bar for footballers, Love Island favourites, and reality TV beauties.
The O Beach Club offers the party to end all parties, with bikini-clad stunners dancing around the pool, bottles of £3,000 Dom Perignon popping from every table and an abundance of celebs joining in the mischief.
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Most recently, Jude Bellingham celebrated his brother Jobe’s promotion to the Premier League by jetting into the Balearic Island, and he headed straight to O Beach.
There, the Real Madrid star Bellingham and his pals had one of the most expensive VIP areas to themselves and certainly made the most of it.
But Liverpool manager Arne Slot started the trend this summer when he was spotted poolside just hours after hosting Arsenal at Anfield.
While in the past, England footballers including Jack Grealish, Declan Rice, Ivan Toney and James Maddison have all hired their own cabana for some poolside fun.
It’s why the O Beach Club is the jewel of Lineker’s £30million nightclub empire.
Established 2012
Well before the O Beach Club, the Match of the Day legend’s sibling launched Lineker’s in Tenerife in 1988.
Following its success, he continued to populate Spain‘s holiday destinations with several sports bars.
It netted him a fortune – and during the 1998 World Cup punters were seen queuing in the streets of Puerto Banus desperate to watch the games.
In 2012, Lineker launched his new venture – originally called the Ocean Beach Club.
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Nestled in bustling San Antonio, it soon became one of the White Isle’s most popular hotspots.
Offering acrobatics, live saxophonists, DJs and dancers, and with the likes of Hedkandi, Kisstory and HotBed hosting regular events there.
Footballers cottoned on too.
Euro 2012
Days after England crashed out of Euro 2012 following a heartbreaking penalty shootout to Italy, a number of Three Lions jetted away for a well-needed break.
Some chose Ibiza – with the then newly-opened Ocean Beach Club being the hottest ticket in town.
Goalkeeper Joe Hart was snapped with Lineker, alongside the host’s daughter Tia.
Michael Carrick was seen hanging out with Eastenders star Charlie Brooks.
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Last year, Lineker shared a snap with Aston Villa ace Tyrone Mings – captioning the post: “Wash your fingers for the MINGers.”
This summer, though, the venue welcomed a £100million footballer through its doors.
Grealish
Just a month after Lineker rang in his 60th birthday with an epic party where he was joined by ex-girlfriend Chloe Ferry and showbiz pal Calum Best, Grealish came for a jolly.
Fresh from picking up his first ever Premier League winners medal, the midfielder was ready for a good time.
Jack, 29, was centre of attention, showing off his ripped six pack and famous calves in a pair of pink shorts plastered with palm trees, as he was surrounded by bikini-clad beauties.
The Gucci ambassador used neon shades to push his famous locks back and covered his crimson neck with a white top, while having fun with a string of lads and beauties.
TV star Chloe Chaloner, 28, who previously dated Callum Izzard, and Rhi Parsons joined him in a private area reserved for the rich and famous.
Pool beds for eight people cost around £1,300 – and the minimum spend is over £1000.
Grealish’s gang were served up platters of fruit and mini burgers, as well as dozens of O Beach cocktails, and looked in good spirits enjoying the Ibiza sunshine.
A bleary-eyed Grealish was seen returning to our shores as he reports for England duty ahead of the Three Lions’ Nations League matches.
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Expansion plans
After the success of his Ibiza establishment, Lineker is planning on expanding his empire.
O Beach Club is taking over the Maldives in November for a four-day event.
But his next target is the UAE – another haven for footballers in winter and summer.
They were set to open at Palm Jumeirah last summer, but the project came to a “standstill” over “various contributing factors”.
Regardless, plans are still afoot for a Dubai residence in the near future.
No doubt Grealish’s plans for some winter sun are already in place.
