Wayne Rooney | 2012-14 Performances

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I agree with the poster who said there's some kind of game going on here. Both Mata > United and Rooney > Madrid leak at practically the same time. Coincidence? I think not...
 
PSG will possibly be the only other suitor if Chelsea are to bid again. If he went there he's an ever bigger fool. It all stinks of heading to Chelsea though. I would say Stretford is loving the thoughts of that. Prick!!!
 
AttackingFlair said:
Ballague said that Real have zero interest in Rooney
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Rooney to Madrid then. Nailed on.

In 2011 or 2012 I think they'd have been willing buyers, not just because Mourinho likes him - Ancelotti likes him as well.

Now he doesn't really fit the age profile for Madrid. Too old for a 5 year contract (on his pay scale) without lots of extra pay-if-you-play clauses, too young for a shorter contract. From a marketing perspective he's become less of a catch as well. He'd have to really want to go there.

That said Ronaldo-Rooney-Bale sounds like a hell of a front three to watch. Throw in Isco and it would be quite a front 4.
 
Ole240599 said:
Timing is everything with regards to Rooney's situation. Remember back to the summer, Chelsea were the only team to show interest and they didn't exactly break the bank to try to get him. Yes Rooney has had a good first half of the season (without being prolific in the scoring stats) and looks much improved on last seasons form. However, if the World Cup becomes his showcase he runs the risk of damaging his credibility with a poor showing in Brazil. Nothing tells me that he can excel in a weak England team at this summers WC.

So where would that leave him? If others don't come in for him in the summer his leverage with us gets diluted and the possibility of a contract extension, at the same terms as he is on today, into his 30's becomes hard to justify. If others do come in for him in the summer they will have to weigh up a 25M transfer fee plus wages of ~250K for an "older" 29 year old. This will not appeal to many. Lastly if we hold him to his contract then he begins negotiations with other clubs as a 30 year old in 2015. I don't believe there are many clubs willing to meet his salary expectations over a 3-5 year contract for a 30 year old Rooney.

Although it appears that he is holding the cards I believe that the club has a strong hand as well. If I am advising Rooney right now I am reminding him that a "bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". If Utd are currently offering a contract extension take it. If not he may find himself isolated without credible suitors that will match his salary expectations.
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Rooney being a recognized great player, I don't think the WC will determine his credibility. It might help the club to fork out extra millions from interested clubs if he has a great tournament but from his POV, he hasn't got much else to prove as a top player.
 
I don't see why Real would want him, with Suarez a more realistic and better option. Then there's the slim chance of them getting Aguero as well.

Rooney's likely destinations are Chelsea and City, in my opinion.
 
I hope we absolutely refuse to sell Rooney in the summer.

With 2-3 good signings we should be back in the title race next season, and in that case there would really be no reason for Rooney to leave.
 
Speculation.

But I think the majority of us here have come to the conclusion he'll probably be off in the Summer. We don't really need the media to tell us that.
 
There's no positives going to come out if we sell him to any of the English sides. Just thinking of it makes my skin crawl.. Let PSG, Monaco and all the other moneybags + maybe Barca(cause they need a world-class player to keep up, too) make offers..


But I for years have hoped that he'd grown up and understood that him to make the biggest mark on football history, he'd be best staying at the biggest club in the world.
 
He's been brilliant this season when he's played. It'd be sad to find out that his return to form only coincided with him looking for a new club.
 
Ole240599 said:
Timing is everything with regards to Rooney's situation. Remember back to the summer, Chelsea were the only team to show interest and they didn't exactly break the bank to try to get him. Yes Rooney has had a good first half of the season (without being prolific in the scoring stats) and looks much improved on last seasons form. However, if the World Cup becomes his showcase he runs the risk of damaging his credibility with a poor showing in Brazil. Nothing tells me that he can excel in a weak England team at this summers WC.

So where would that leave him? If others don't come in for him in the summer his leverage with us gets diluted and the possibility of a contract extension, at the same terms as he is on today, into his 30's becomes hard to justify. If others do come in for him in the summer they will have to weigh up a 25M transfer fee plus wages of ~250K for an "older" 29 year old. This will not appeal to many. Lastly if we hold him to his contract then he begins negotiations with other clubs as a 30 year old in 2015. I don't believe there are many clubs willing to meet his salary expectations over a 3-5 year contract for a 30 year old Rooney.

Although it appears that he is holding the cards I believe that the club has a strong hand as well. If I am advising Rooney right now I am reminding him that a "bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". If Utd are currently offering a contract extension take it. If not he may find himself isolated without credible suitors that will match his salary expectation.
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If Rooney won't sign a new contract, United will have to let him go cheap in the summer, or risk losing him for nothing. Worst case scenario for Roo is to run down his contract and walk away in summer 2015. He can write his own ticket if he's available on a free.
 
If Real Madrid are interested, I think he wouldn't hesitate to join them. One thing that barely gets brought up, is after the first Wayne Rooney saga when people insisted he would sign for City, he went on the Paddy show and said point blank "It was always going to be Real or Barcelona if I left". That to me shows he like nearly every footballer on the planet would welcome the idea of playing for one of those clubs. And from Madrid's perspective you will not get a better striker for the price that Rooney will go for if he doesn't sign a new contract. Would they rather Suarez or Aguero? Yes. But they would cost triple what Rooney would cost and he'd most likely have a similar impact and would be an upgrade on Benzema.
 
Ferguson said:
He's been brilliant this season when he's played. It'd be sad to find out that his return to form only coincided with him looking for a new club.
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It wouldn't be surprising, it makes more sense then him suddenly re-discovering a love for United.
 
Under no circumstances must this guy be allowed to leave the club. The team are absolutely clueless without him. Give him a massive, massive contract. Give him anything he wants to keep him happy. If that is sacking Moyes, then do that too.
 
Will Absolute said:
If Rooney won't sign a new contract, United will have to let him go cheap in the summer, or risk losing him for nothing. Worst case scenario for Roo is to run down his contract and walk away in summer 2015. He can write his own ticket if he's available on a free.
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Agree, but his own ticket at 30 may not be attractive in terms of salary and term.
 
First step in his inevitable exit. Just hope we can somehow ship him overseas but you would imagine that a deal has been done with Chelsea.

Still has a major role to play this season.

But I think Mata coming in his very proactive, we don't have to worry about replacing Rooney too much. We can concentrate on midfield.
 
beergod said:
no, I figure we have some sort of deal with Chelsea to allow a move in the summer. I cannot think of any other reason for the Mata deal.
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I won't even be that pissed anymore if he does join Chelsea. He's most likely off in the summer, so if Chelsea's the only team offering us something else in return then why not? Their going to sign a top striker anyways, and we would have to replace Rooney one way or another and what player could we sign better then Mata? Plus this way we get half a season of Rooney AND Mata, to help us get top 4 and help us with other targets like Gundogan et all.
 
At this point, I think if he still wants to leave, then he has to wait till next summer unless he wants to go abroad. Then I guess there is no harm in cashing in on him if he is bent on leaving us.
 
Rooney will stay and I'm fairly confident about that. I can see the likes of him and RvP staying on because of signings like Mata.
 
I don't think the Mata deal means Rooney is going to Chelsea and this is some kind of show of faith, it's not like they gave him to us, we paid £37M for him, that's a great price for a player that clearly wasn't in Mourinho's plans. This is the kind of singing that could inspire Rooney to sign a new deal IMO.
 
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