Well, he is thinking about leaving, then. Or perhaps just giving that impression, in order to make the club offer him one last big contract. What does this mean? It means he's not Paul Scholes - but we knew that already. It doesn't mean he's a horrible monster, though. Just another modern footballer who cares more about his own career and his own paycheck than about the club as such. I don't like it one bit, but it's not exactly new or exceptional.
If Scholesy, God bless and protect him, is the standard - well, we need to replace practically the whole squad, because I don't know how much more "loyal" and "committed" they are than a certain scouser when push comes to shove.
The reason Moyes and Fergie have both had press conferences centered around Rooney and his situation is that the latter is big news. He's the number one English star player at the moment. It's not the unprecedented and scandalous nature of the situation itself they find newsworthy (it's commonplace these days) - but Rooney himself. That's the way the media works, it's not an indication that Rooney is a liability.
