British football star Wayne Rooney is set to become a father for the third time.

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.

Taking to Twitter the mum-to-be writes: "Baby number three is on the way January! We are so happy and excited." Rooney also confirmed the news, tweeting: "Delighted that me and @ColeenRoo have our third 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.