After being separated for a day, soccer star Daniel Sturridge has reunited with his dog.

Sturridge, who last played for Champions League winners Liverpool, posted in a series of Instagram videos on Tuesday that someone had broken into his Los Angeles home and stolen Lucci, his beloved Pomeranian.

On Wednesday, the 29-year-old again took to Instagram to announce that he and his friends had retrieved Lucci from a South Los Angeles home late Tuesday night.

“Absolutely delighted,” Sturridge said. “Can’t believe it.”

Sturridge posted surveillance footage from his house on Tuesday, showing his glass door shattered on the ground and three hooded men making their way through his home. Police in Los Angeles told KABC that they received a call about the burglary around 1:30 a.m.

“We was at the house at 11:30,” Sturridge said. “We’ve been away for two hours… It doesn’t make any sense.”

Sturridge, who scored 67 times in 160 appearances for the Merseyside club before his contract expired this offseason, also had several bags stolen from him, but was only concerned about his cherished furry friend. Lucci, whom Sturridge claimed is “just the same as family members,” even has his own Instagram page, with over 40,000 followers.

Sturridge offered to pay £30,000 (approximately $37,580 USD) to get Lucci back, and was even willing to increase the number.

He told police that he didn’t believe the people who returned his dog were involved in the burglary, and that no money was exchanged.

LA rapper Killa Fame, who said his nephews found Lucci in an alley, tweeted that he has yet to receive his “sizable reward.”

“Don’t offer a reward if you not planning on living up to your word!!” he tweeted. “Without a thanks KillaFame found Daniel Sturridge’s dog Lucci has been found and returned. (sic) $30,000 was just a lie.”

Sturridge has not yet responded to the rapper’s claims.