da bet nacional： As reported by The Mirror, Manchester United Wayne Rooney is the subject of shock interest from Stoke City this summer as they plot an ambitious move to keep the Old Trafford legend in the English Premier League.
What’s the story?
da realsbet： After a decade starring for Manchester United, during which time he became their all-time leading goalscorer, Wayne Rooney could be set for a summer exit from Old Trafford, with the star expected to have a number of tempting offers on the table.
The Mirror reckon that one such offer could come from Stoke City, who are said to be plotting an ambitious £45m package to lure the England star to the Britannia.
The paper says that he will also have offers from China and the USA but that Stoke could easily afford to bankroll an alternative for the attacker.
There are complications, including any potential transfer fee, but with Rooney unlikely to be a major United player in years to come, will first team football elsewhere mean he favours an emotional exit?
United or abroad
Having just lifted the UEFA Europa League with the club, Rooney is hardly wanting for success at United but may feel that he’s still good enough to be playing regularly at the highest level. However, The Mirror also report that Rooney would not want to play for an English club apart from United or Everton and there’s been no approach from his boyhood heroes.
That may mean his future lies abroad but surely he still has too much quality to be playing in China or Major League Soccer, two nations that hardly represent the prestige of Manchester United nor Europe’s biggest leagues?
Regardless, big money is likely coming his way given his £300,000 contract still has a year left to run and if he was to leave United, it was probably have to be matched at least.