The singer's family is planning to spend £900 moving the sample to a secure London clinic to protect it from "unscrupulous" people who might use it to create a new heir to his fortune.
Michael – who died in June - deposited the genetic material in a Los Angeles sperm bank last year.
He was hoping it could be used to conceive his fourth child, but his family now fears "rogue elements" could use it to get their hands on Michael's billion dollar estate.
A source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: 'It might sound crazy but when it comes to Michael anything is possible.Michael Jackson's sperm is being flown to England.
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