Ex-Man City star Martin Demichelis was left stunned after encountering a huge bear in his garden.
The furry intruder invaded the former defensive midfielder’s property while he was out with his family.
When they returned, a complex worker warned them that the large animal was lurking in their garden.
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Footage shows the worker pointing out the bear to Demichelis, 44, as his model wife Evangelina Anderson, 41, films with her phone.
She tells her young daughter Emma to not go any closer as “there isn’t light”.
The youngster screams as the bear suddenly runs across the lawn, apparently looking for a way out due to all the unexpected attention.
Her mum exclaims: “My heart nearly jumped out of my chest.”
As the animal wanders away from the house, Anderson says: “It’s enormous!”
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Demichelis is heard responding: “Wow.”
The close encounter took place at the couple’s home in the Mexican city of Monterrey.
Demichelis, who was capped by Argentina 51 times, recently moved to Mexico to manage C.F. Monterrey after he was dismissed from his managerial role at River Plate.
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Their daughters Lola, 11, and Emma, 7, moved with them to Mexico.
Their son Bastián, 15, remained in Argentina as he currently plays for River Plate’s youth team.
Anderson has been sharing updates on their new life in Mexico on Instagram.
One cultural change the Argentine couple is experiencing is wild bears venturing down from the nearby mountains to search for food.
In November last year, she posted three clips of bears “visiting my neighbourhood” in the same week, as reported by What’s The Jam.
As well as playing for City – making 78 appearances and scoring three goals between 2013 and 2016 – Demichelis also starred for Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid.
During his time in Manchester, he won the Premier League title in 2014 and two league cups in 2014 and 2016.
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