the guy is a multi millionaire already. His family are set up already mate...
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Can't see him being allowed to go before the summer. We have a massively crowded fixture list and let Depay and Schneiderlin go in January without replacement. Rooney will get games. If he's off in the summer, that feels right.
The squad is huge though. Depay and Schneiderlin have left and we've barely noticed. It'd be the same with Rooney.
From a football point of view, we wouldnt miss him. He's been poor for years and the sooner he leaves, the better. However, we still need numbers so if he's happy to sit on the bench and come on in the 80th minute, then I'd rather keep him until summer. Maybe it's him who wants out
Who do we have upfront except Ibra and Rashford? (who is still very raw)
If he goes to China of course we will.
Im not sure America or many countries are not guilty of both those things. China definetely has work to do but its not as bad as the common impression i dont think. Not in the more developed areas anyway.
That seems almost certain to me. Jose's been clear he would be happy for him to stay as well. We wouldn't have much to gain from trying to force him out now. A couple of injuries and he'd be needed again.
When's that ever stopped a rich man and his attempts to get richer?
THIS!
edit: And am a Rooney fan, but it seems he is surplus now and he gets paid quite a lot so surplus on his wage they have to move him on quickly so we can move forward and use his wages for other top players
Its clearly his last season and he has been a great servant and a joy to watch, some magical moments some moments only Rooney could do, it was a pleasure Wazza
Martial if need be. One of the many wide players we have takes his spot.
I would shrug my shoulders now.
Can't see him going to China though, would be v surprised.
Martial?
He will probably go there for a year collect his £52m and come back to the PL in time for the World Cup
Martial, then Fellaini if necessary. Yeah, I know, but you asked and that's the answer.
Rooney up front?
That's a good one.
That's a good one.
Clearly he is having a good influence or he wouldn't keep getting picked as captain otherwise managers would never change captains.
I agree the time is coming for him to leave but there is zero benefit for us if he leaves now
no way in hell anyone would pay close to a world record fee to get rooney
He will fetch a hefty sum though. He would be instantly be the biggest star in the Chinese league, despite not being the best player.
A world record fee would be a bit much, but I reckon we could get over £40 million which is good going considering long the level he is actually at and his age.
Rooney would probably have the same impact on the CSL as Beckham had on the MLS. What the CSL needs is publicity and attraction which will hopefully (for them) lead to increasing the quality of the league. That's more important at the moment, not how good the player is...
Aren't there any football clubs in Northwest China?
Yeah, that's how it works
When's the next international break?
I'm interested to see what Southgate does with Kane and Alli firing.
I'm interested to see what Southgate does with Kane and Alli firing.
Maybe he'll want to set up a good cause with the money like Ighalo has done with an orphanage, there's a lot of scourers in need.
Never mind that Crouch for England
Id have thought Wayne was behind a number of other strikers really. We cant play him just because he's chasing a record that wouldn't be a good message to send out.
would be surprised to see him go this month.
There's still a chance he could add a couple more medals to his collection including a set-completing Europa if we win it
since he's become a bit part player my opinion of his place here has changed somewhat. When he was stinking up the place every week i wanted him out now i'd happily keep him around for a bit part role but the question is would he be happy playing 2 maybe 3 games a month against the weaker opponents? I'm not so sure, the chatter around him seems to suggest he thinks he can play every week but he's just not at the level required anymore.
his next move will tell us a lot about him imo. Will he follow the money or will he play at the highest level he can even if its bottom end clubs? be interesting either way
There's still a chance he could add a couple more medals to his collection including a set-completing Europa if we win it
since he's become a bit part player my opinion of his place here has changed somewhat. When he was stinking up the place every week i wanted him out now i'd happily keep him around for a bit part role but the question is would he be happy playing 2 maybe 3 games a month against the weaker opponents? I'm not so sure, the chatter around him seems to suggest he thinks he can play every week but he's just not at the level required anymore.
his next move will tell us a lot about him imo. Will he follow the money or will he play at the highest level he can even if its bottom end clubs? be interesting either way
I doubt it, Tevez went for £10m. We'll get a similar figure I reckon.
I don't think he's got anything to prove to himself, or others. He's been a terrific player.
Would be surprised not to get more. He is way more marketable and a far more famous name than Tevez. How good he is as a player next to Tevez is almost irrelevant.
You guys do realise that if we're chasing a game, having Rooney on the bench and coming on isn't exactly appealing? In all likelihood, it won't change the outcome of the game too. Very rarely does he change the course of games these days (yes he had that freekick a few weeks back). Might as well play lingard in the strikers role.
This transfer, is seriously the biggest transfer for the summer guys, this year it's not about griezmann coming in.. it's about rooney finally getting out!
Yes, by suggesting IF it prevents us bringing in FURTHER world class players, re read that post on that particular point.
The problem with that is, he shouldn't have been a first team player for the last 3-4 years let alone just fading out now a few months ago. I don't think you understand the value he brings to the dressing room having actually not been there on a regular basis, same goes for myself.
I prefer Lingard to Rooney, he makes smart runs in behind, he scores a few, he can actually dribble past players from time to time. I actually prefer giving youth players a start over Rooney in recent times if we were to get rocked by injuries. This bit is opinionated but the fact Rooney offers almost nothing on the pitch is clear for everyone to see. Again, 250k a week, if someone is willing to take them wages for such a below average player I say bite their hand off for it.
Zlatan is every bit of leader if not better than Rooney, on 23 goals at the age of 34, Rooney SURELY wouldn't be missed in the dressing room especially if we still have Carrick and Zlatan. By the way Zlatan gets paid LESS than Rooney, criminal.
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What motivation is there on our part to haggle the price though? He's a legend here, we want him off the wage bill, when this transfer happens he might be nearly 32. It all points to a small transfer fee IMO.
This, Dinho/Rivaldo (iirc) etc etc were all given free's to get them off the wage bill
However if Stretford wanted a golden handshake i'd make him stay(call his bluff), Rooney has had enough wages from us, a 'shake shouldnt be an option.
I hoped i would wake up today seeing him holding a shirt of a Chinese club and giving us a nice transfer fee. Maybe tomorrow
If we get £20million at least for him we'll be doing very, very well.
Hardly any EPL clubs would offer a fee for him if we're being serious.
Hardly any EPL clubs would offer a fee for him if we're being serious.
When I look and see we have a minimum of sixteen games in an eleven week period. And factor in the age/injury profile of some of our players. I don't think we want to be releasing anybody until the summer.
Plenty of clubs haggle for players they want to sell.
As a club we never seem to get full value for our players, Rooney is worth more to the Chinese clubs branding and global pull so we should play against that. When they're willing to pay Wayne 1m a week it becomes obvious he's seen as a valued asset over there.
I can't even blame the club for this sell cheap policy anymore, I remember Woodward was criticised for not approaching Madrid early in the window to sell DDG at a discount price so we can 'move on'.
So if Mourinho persisted with Rooney up front this season, we would be playing this well?
Thats nonsense.
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