The Manchester United and England star's wife, Coleen, is pregnant with a sibling for sons Klay and Kai and the happy couple announced the news on social media on Wednesday (08Jul15).

Taking to Twitter.com the mum-to-be writes, "Baby number 3 is on the way ...... January!! We are so happy and excited."

Rooney also confirmed the news, tweeting, "Delighted that me and @ColeenRoo have our 3rd child on the way."

Coleen Rooney sparked rumours she is with child earlier on Wednesday, when she shared a snap of herself in a bikini on a family vacation in Barbados, where she was pictured sporting a small bulging belly.

The couple wed in 2008.