Him being overrated is not his fault, he's not 'overrating' himself. Watch him play and appreciate what he's got at and realise what he needs to work on and make your own mind up.
I think he's a talented lad that id imagine most teams in the world would like in their squad. I think whats counted against him at Man Utd is he's been played in too many positions. Before RVP joined and after Ronaldo left, he was the focus point of Uniteds attack and enjoying himself. Now he's found himself playing deeper, or on the left or on the bench.
Want him to stay in The Prem, so Chelsea or City.
No chance of that unless either pay daft money, would Rooney help either win the CL?
Tough one, he's a home bird like Ian Rush was, can't see him living OS.
The big question for me would be where could he go ? Don't see another Prem club signing him which leave him going abroad. Learning to speak another language and settling into a new culture ? Can't see it myself.
City and Chelsea would love to sign him.
Despite what people think of his current form/fitness, he's still without doubt one of United's best players.
I know VG. He would more than likely have to take a pay cut if he was to go to anywhere other than Chelsea or City. This could be the year Wenger spends big!
The big question for me would be where could he go ? Don't see another Prem club signing him which leave him going abroad. Learning to speak another language and settling into a new culture ? Can't see it myself.
City and Chelsea would love to sign him.
Do you reckon Benitez would take Rooney + £25m for Torres?
Looks as though many on here have made their mind up on him based purely on what has happened for England. Your own fault if you pinned all your expectations on him in the last few major tournaments.
Goals for Manchester United over the past few seasons:
2009-2010 - 34 goals in 44 appearances 2010-2011 - 16 goals in 40 appearances 2011-2012 - 34 goals in 44 appearances 2012-2013 (so far) - 14 goals in 27 appearances
Smacks of a storm in a teacup, but if Man Utd did want to cash in then there won't be a better time. His value isn't going to increase any, they already have a successor in RVP and they desperately need a quality midfielder or two, and a centre back with Rio advancing in years and Vidic injury plagued. They may win the prem this year, but Ferguson knows he needs 3 quality signings in the summer, and it may be a case of selling before he's allowed the £40-50 million it'd probably take to get 3 top class players in.
I would be very surprised if they sold him. Was just a tactical decision by Fergie which was working brilliantly until the red card. He still plays loads there and I can't see anyway they would sell him to Chelsea/City.
If he did go though, I could only see Real or PSG as options.
He 'forced' the club to pay him an absolute fortune eighteen (I think) months ago. He is not likely to sign for less when his current contract comes to an end in 2015 so this summer United need to seriously think about selling him or agreeing to pay him (presumably) more money than he's on now. Rooney is 30 in October 2015 and I seriously doubt that he will play much beyond his 20s - he is a different physical specimen to Ryan Giggs.
These facts added together make it completely predictable that rumours of him moving would surface the week Danny Welbeck gets the place in front of him, for United's biggest game of the season.
£25m doesn't sound like a lot compared to other deals in the last few years but if I'm right and he only has a couple of years left at the top of the game It's going to be a tough sale to get a club to commit more bearing in mind that his advisers will demand at least a four year deal on £10m, plus, a season. Over four years that means that you could end up shelling out £65m for a player that has no resale value and might only be a squad player for the last two years of his contract.
If United are all about winning trophies next season and the season after then they may hold on to him but if there is any business planning going on behind the scenes they will be seriously thinking of cashing in on him soon.
I reckon Sir Alex has looked at the strikers who are doing the business these days, Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez etc who are all very quick with great technique, and reckons that Rooney has eaten too many pies.
£10m? Try another £40m on top of that. He has a release clause of 1 billion euros and there is no way in hell Real let him go for less than £100m.
He is 28 now, if he decides he wants to go back to Man U they would settle for less than that. Not to mention player power as the contract runs down.
he might be 28, but physically ronaldo is very fit, can see him (barring serious injury) playing well into his mid thirties at the highest level. Can't say the same about Rooney though.
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Tough one, he's a home bird like Ian Rush was, can't see him living OS.
Falcao i think.
City and Chelsea would love to sign him.
Despite what people think of his current form/fitness, he's still without doubt one of United's best players.
Goals for Manchester United over the past few seasons:
2009-2010 - 34 goals in 44 appearances
2010-2011 - 16 goals in 40 appearances
2011-2012 - 34 goals in 44 appearances
2012-2013 (so far) - 14 goals in 27 appearances
Very fuckin decent if you ask me.
Not gonna get any better.
If he did go though, I could only see Real or PSG as options.
These facts added together make it completely predictable that rumours of him moving would surface the week Danny Welbeck gets the place in front of him, for United's biggest game of the season.
£25m doesn't sound like a lot compared to other deals in the last few years but if I'm right and he only has a couple of years left at the top of the game It's going to be a tough sale to get a club to commit more bearing in mind that his advisers will demand at least a four year deal on £10m, plus, a season. Over four years that means that you could end up shelling out £65m for a player that has no resale value and might only be a squad player for the last two years of his contract.
If United are all about winning trophies next season and the season after then they may hold on to him but if there is any business planning going on behind the scenes they will be seriously thinking of cashing in on him soon.
Ronaldo in
Rooney out
Hernandez out
United would be better off
Not sure they'll be better off
You might get one of Ronaldo's legs for 50m. And not a hope in hell lewandowski would be as cheap as 15m either
If thats the case, Paolo Di Canio will be our new manager in the summer.