Who: Wayne Rooney
Where: Manchester United
Who’s interested: Chelsea, Arsenal
There was a time when a transfer like this was simply unfeasible, but it may be a move beneficial for all involved.
Rooney isn’t happy at United, and he’s made that clear, so it is time for a fresh start elsewhere. Jose Mourinho has stated that he would be interested in taking him to Stamford Bridge and the pair of them working together would be an interesting concept to say the least. However, there are fears that the England man would not be prolific enough to fire Chelsea toward the title.
Last season he managed just 12 goals in the league whilst the club’s the Blues’ other key players notched around the same number – Lukaku (17 for WBA), Torres (eight), Lampard (15) and Hazard (nine) so there’s no doubt that Rooney would need to step his game up to produce another 20+ goals.
But we all know that a happy and in form Wayne Rooney is a valuable commodity and perhaps Jose Mourinho can tap into an area of his psyche that Ferguson couldn’t reach. Reports of a £20 million bid being rejected by United have been circulating, over the coming weeks we will see how much Jose really wants him.
However, David Moyes’ insistence to not let him go to a rival club could bring PSG and Bayern Munich who have both made positive noises about taking him away from Old Trafford, but would he want to move abroad?
Where he’ll end up: Chelsea