Even with new owner Farhad Moshiri on board, re-signing Rooney – who earns a reported £260,000-a-week (Independent) and is contracted to Manchester United until 2019 – is perhaps unrealistic at the moment.
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“I speak to Paul, I know him”, Rio Ferdinand told the Independent.
Mourinho did not want to confirm if the player involved is Paul Pogba because the midfielder is contracted to Juventus.
Now United are ready to shatter the world transfer record set by Real Madrid when they paid Tottenham £85.3m for Gareth Bale to bring Pogba back to Old Trafford.
Some have suggested United are hugely overpaying for Pogba after seeing him leave on a free just four years ago, but Ferdinand feels the transfer fee will soon be forgotten if the France global leads them to glory.
“I don’t like to talk about other clubs’ players and I don’t like it when they talk about my players”.
“I think we played differently to what we have done in our previous friendlies”, said Koeman. I’d also like to say to the United fans thanks for the support over the 12 years and the success. “You know, I follow from the outside but close because the season he joined Manchester United is the season I came to England for the first time, 2004”.
It’s an exciting time for Man United supporters as Mourinho builds his new squad and the addition of Pogba could be enough to take the club to the next level. “It looks like an expensive mistake now, but United have to accept it for what it is if they want him back”. All the proceeds from the match will be given to four charities picked by Rooney, and the Manchester United legend will be pleased to see the response from the crowd. The side had agreed to personal terms in May but finally broke through for a fee on Raiola’s commission with Juventus this week.
“I think you are getting someone who is not going to dominate a game on the ball like a Xabi Alonso or a Paul Scholes but is going to go from box to box”.
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“If he goes there and in 10 years wins five titles and sells £100m-worth of shirts, you’ll say: “Well done, good business”.
