Wilko Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 That is if the Guardian is to be believed. Click Here innit Wayne Rooney has thrown Manchester United's season into a state of turmoil after informing the club he has no plans to sign another contract and intends to find new employers. Rooney's decision is based on serious differences with Sir Alex Ferguson, the Guardian understands, and will be a devastating blow to the supporters who have come to regard him as a talismanic figure in this troubled era under Malcolm Glazer's ownership. United may have no option now but to sell the England striker, possibly in the January transfer window, rather than risk his transfer valuation dramatically lowering now that he is only 20 months away from becoming a free agent. Rooney has always said he has no desire to play abroad and would like to remain in Manchester for the rest of his career, but his mindset has changed and his availability will inevitably attract interest from major forces such as Real Madrid and Barcelona. Manchester City may feel they have an outside chance of capitalising on what has gone wrong for him at Old Trafford, although their chances are undermined by the fact they already have a huge task ahead of them bringing down their wages to prevent Uefa banning them from European competitions under financial fair-play rules. The full details are not yet clear but the underlying fact is that Rooney now feels that his working relationship with Ferguson has suffered potentially irreparable damage in the fall-out from tabloid allegations about the striker's private life, coinciding with a dramatic loss of form and a growing sense that the most successful manager in the business has taken a hard-line approach with his player. Rooney has lost his place in the team, with Ferguson citing a supposed ankle injury, and the 24-year-old felt sufficiently emboldened last week to contradict his manager's version of events and make it clear he has not missed a single training session – and was, in essence, dropped for other reasons. What has not been established is whether these events have coincided with a disagreement about the amount of money he expected to earn in a new contract. United had been willing to make him the highest earner at the club, with a weekly salary of £150,000, and the club's chief executive, David Gill, had stated several times earlier in the year that the matter would be resolved as soon as Rooney was back from the World Cup. That now appears to have backfired on Gill, with the message already conveyed to senior figures at Old Trafford that Rooney is now counting down his days at the club. There remains a suspicion it might be a part of the negotiating process, but the Guardian has been informed that, for now at least, Rooney's mind is made up and that he and his family are already contemplating where next to take his career. If that remains the case, it threatens to be an even more devastating blow to the club than Cristiano Ronaldo's £80m transfer to Real Madrid last year given that it was widely known the Portuguese would eventually move to the Bernabéu. Rooney has always given the opposite impression, immersing himself in the fabric of the club, and now appears to be on the brink of being one of the few players to leave against their wishes. Ferguson has moved on some great footballers, including Ruud van Nistelrooy and David Beckham, but always prides himself on players not being sold unless he says so; in this case it seems clear that the decision was made by Rooney first. With United desperately trying to keep the matter in-house, Ferguson's views on the subject are not clear, other than he is known to be alarmed and angry about the headlines that Rooney has attracted because of his alleged relationship with a prostitute, Jennifer Thompson and mostly his faltering performances on the pitch. Some United fans will be angry that Rooney seems to have portrayed himself as the victim when it could be argued that he has brought these troubles on himself, but a rift has clearly developed between player and manager. Rooney has been in the worst form of his professional life for the last seven months, without a goal in open play since the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich in March. Most worryingly, he is showing few signs of emerging from his current slump. Nonetheless, he remains a hero to the United support and was regarded as the player who would help to ensure continuity and success once Ferguson, plus the likes of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, had retired. So, where's he off to then? I reckon it'll be Real Madrid myself, can't see him staying in England. What is it about Fergie? There's taking a tough stance but he seems to really go overboard, look at what happened with Becks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 not one player is ever going to be bigger than the club, if rooneys stepping out of line and keeps getting told ,then what chance does the boss have? the only way for fegie is to either leave man utd or get rid of rooney, furgie must run a tight ship if they are going to keep being successful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Fat tw4t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Is he a Barker type fee? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Straight race between 2 clubs, Barca and Real Madrid. I don't see any Italian club being able to match the bids those two clubs would put in, nor can I see him moving to Man City or Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Straight race between 2 clubs, Barca and Real Madrid. I don't see any Italian club being able to match the bids those two clubs would put in, nor can I see him moving to Man City or Chelsea. I can see Man city and Chelsea as least trying to go in for him, and he would go, don't forget Rooney said "once a blue always a blue", then signs for Man utd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 If he was made avialable I have no doubts they would be in for him but I just don't see him moving to another English club. With everything that's gone on his private life and the rant against the English fans for boooing him, I think he would opt for a couple of seasons abroad and away from the English press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Straight race between 2 clubs, Barca and Real Madrid. I don't see any Italian club being able to match the bids those two clubs would put in, nor can I see him moving to Man City or Chelsea. depends how agrieved he is.... he may do a tevez:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Liverpool have new owners, perhaps they'll put a bid in for him.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyRam Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Imagine Tevez and Rooney up front for city, how funny would that be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Fergie has been totally correct in the way he has dealt with this.Rooney is believing his own hype now and should be dropped because he is awful at the moment.I personally think he is and has been hugely over rated. Id play Owen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Sir Alex has confirmed that rooney wants to leave the club.The guy generally looked hurt by this.I think rooney is a disgrace to be honest.He is a spoilt,selfish footballer who has had his own way since he was a kid.The way he is going he will be the most hated footballer in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartley Hare Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 It'll be interesting to see how they cover losing him, they've not been in good form so far this season anyway. Fergie needs to make a number of signings to replace the likes of Van Der Saar, Giggs and Scholes, plus general squad strengthening. Could be quite a job given the debt the club is labouring under. I wonder if Fergie's got the appetite to start all over again.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 not sure they'll be in the top 4 this year:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 at least they will make a profit again - never thought united woulod turn into a selling club to make ends meet:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Is he a Barker type fee? ;-) If i had the choice would chose Barker ! never liked Rooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Ram Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Just been listening to the radio on my travels today and the talk is that City are possibly the favourites to land him, that's sure to upset a few in Manchester (was going to say half of Manchester but obviously most ManU fans don't live there;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 No different to any other player wanting to leave a club, been at United for 6 years now. Because of who he is, who he plays for and his nights out with female escorts will guarentee a shed load of abuse at Old Trafford. I can't see how Fergie can continue to play him, maybe we should nip in and offer to take him for a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 they'd have to put some more girls on at bubbles:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Rooney is acting like a spolit child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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