ENGLAND’S Phil Foden says he shuns the nightlife to relax with board games and nature.

relishes home life at his country mansion and fishing lake.

Phil Foden fishing by a pond.Phil Foden says he shuns the nightlife to relax with board games and natureMan holding a large carp by a lake.The England star is a fishing fanatic

He said: “I love sitting in my garden and looking at all the wildlife.”;;

Winding down allows him to go fishing with son Ronnie, six.

He said: “I started with my dad, so it’s nice to pass it on.”;;

And Phil’s private chef cooks for fiancée Rebecca Cooke, mum to their three kids.

Friends join them some evenings.

The midfielder added: “We love to play Ludo and board games.

“I like to chill and relax really.”;;

He said the family enjoy zoo trips and hiring bouncy castles.

Instead of a footballer off-season trip to or , Phil will be in “where the fish are a little bigger”;;.

Phil Foden of Manchester City playing soccer.Foden on the pitch for Man City