It's not so much about just getting £40m. If we agree to sell Wayne then we have to pay up the remainder of his contract. If he puts in a transfer request, then we will allegedly save close to £20m on wages. As it stands, £20m bids mean we will be giving him away for next to nothing once we pay him off.
Bit of a stalemate atm, we are refusing to sell, chelsea don't seem willing to up their bid, and Rooney doesn't seem to want to put in a transfer request. If Rooney is really that unhappy, then only he can really accelerate the process by putting in a transfer request. If he isn't willing to take that plunge, then he should stop whining and get on with his job.