English star Wayne Rooney could very well be joining Major League Soccer in the near future.
According to the Washington Post, Rooney is in ‘serious talks’ with D.C. United in regards to joining the club this summer. Talks have reportedly accelerated over the past few weeks and the report states that D.C. has a 50% chance of acquiring Rooney during the MLS transfer and trade window, which opens July 10th.
Following his 13 year career with Manchester United, Rooney rejoined his boyhood club Everton last summer and has 10 league goals this season. The 32-year-old has 208 Premier League goals in his career, which is second behind Alan Shearer (260) on the all-time scoring chart.
Rooney has one year remaining on his contract with Everton, but reports in England have said he has grown frustrated with the club. D.C. United would have to pay a transfer fee for the former England international, or Rooney would have to negotiate a free move.
D.C. approached Rooney last year as well, but the striker remained in England. A move to MLS would surely make Rooney the highest-paid player in MLS, due to his salary demands.
Everton are currently eighth in the English Premier League on 49 points, and conclude their season on May 13th at West Ham United.
Hahahahaha…..what is Ben Olsen trying to do? Put lipstick on a pig???? 😀
D.C. United
F Patrick Mullins
26
G Steve Clark
14
D Nick DeLeon
13
D Frederic Brillant
15
D Steve Birnbaum
28
D Joseph Mora
21
M Christopher Durkin
18
M Zoltán Stieber
10
M Luciano Acosta
8
M Ulises Segura
22
M Yamil Asad
How can Rooney succeed with a group of players like that??? The days of mediocrity is over Ben Olsen. We need a complete overhaul in defense, midfield and offensive (for ANY DP TO BE SUCCESSFUL in DC)…..not just a famous player to help sell tickets
if you think olsen’s the one pulling the strings here, i don’t know what to say.
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yes, rooney would absolutely be ‘putting lipstick on a pig’. to call our squad mediocre is a compliment. but the owners want to make a ‘statement signing’ this year, and—as i said above—i’d rather have rooney than the other names thrown around.
if dc is looking to get a big name, i actually think rooney is a good look. he’s still productive in a top league, and he’s the type of ego that wouldn’t just want to be here to make money, but be a success. maybe i’m just comparing to the other options mentioned (balo, torres, tevez), but i’m for this one.
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top choice would still be chicharito, but i’m assuming there’s no chance 🙁
He probably has maybe one and a half or two seasons left in him to do well in MLS, but really, D.C. , how does he improve the team? Haven’t they noticed how the real up and coming teams are going after young and promising Latins as DP’s? They should be looking in Argentina, Brazil, or maybe players playing in Holland, Portugal, or other leagues a bit below the top 4.
gary, if you don’t think rooney would improve the team, you haven’t watched many dcu games lately (and i can’t blame you).
Sources tell me this is a done deal. DC is the only US city that has Nandos and The Boy Rooney is hungry for the challenge
omg! the repentance of rooney. like peter who denied jesus three times before the rooster crowed and then wept bitterly, rooney now comes to mls.
Captain Stevie/Lampard all over again.
Lampard scored 15 goals in 31 matches, far from the worst retirement league DP. If any team was guaranteed Rooney would score at that rate they’d take him.
I don’t get what DC is thinking. They are in last, so go for what would surely be one of the worst forwards in the league. Not to mention if they try him at mid, like he was playing last time I saw him.
I guess he would sell jerseys?
Now that they have money to spend again they have been looking for a splash to open up their new stadium with. Chicharito and Torres have been bantered about as well as possible targets for awhile now.
Hey joining mls not La Liga. That being said I really feel for you. Nothing but respect for how you stay the course supporting the domestic leagues even if they don’t make it easy for you with these signings. You’ll eventually be right I just hope you still alive to see it.
Could you please learn how to put together a coherent sentence? You are literally the biggest idiot on this site. Go play chicken with a train. We don’t need people like you reproducing.
Why would Rooney go to DC? Pundits, tell me your mind!
Why would he not melt in the standard east coast humidity come summertime?
That isn’t the question.
No, Q, it is MY question. And as I thunk it while reading it is therefore valid to me. It is a simple question really. A yes or no would suffice. Or ignoring would have been better you purple hearted knave.