The Premier League has been in full swing recently and Manchester United have had to deal with a devilish schedule. But the hot topic of recent days has been a quote from Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney as he disclosed a past incident from back in the day that almost swayed the trajectory of his career. Rooney revealed the secret during an appearance on the club's official podcast, and it was some inside information about him and Manchester United.
Wayne Rooney said, "Before I went to Euro 2004, I knew that Manchester United wanted to sign myself. At that time it was thought that with a good performance in the Europa League, it would bring Everton some more transfer fees, but it turned out to be a foot injury for me. "After that Fulton had financial problems, so there was an intention to send away Rooney as the core player.
At that time, in addition to Manchester United, there are other teams, which Chelsea's offer is the highest, at that time the club was hoping that Rooney to join Chelsea. Rooney also said: "But when I knew Manchester United was interested in me, I immediately regarded Manchester United as the only place I wanted to go. Because I wanted to play under Ferguson, and wanted to work with Giggs, Scholes, Keane and the rest of them. "
But after this there was some hesitation from the curtains and a promise of another year before Rooney joined the Red Devils. At this time, Newcastle said they could join the team first, and then unconditionally release Rooney to Manchester United. At that time, Rooney said the situation and Manchester United, after which Manchester United changed their attention and finally signed Rooney.
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