Former Newcastle United striker Mick Quinn has criticised the bank-busting new deal for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. Rooney is on the brink of signing a new £300,000-a- week deal. Quinn wrote in the Evening Chronicle: Now there are few bigger fans of Rooney than me. I saw him at 16- year-old at Everton and I couldn’t believe someone so young was so good. I remember him playing against Portsmouth – he might have been 17 by then – and he was at right midfield that day. His football brain even then was razor sharp. But he’s not worth that. Nobody is. Even Lionel Messi. I think it’s mad. I would hope the fans I played in front of could identify with me, even if they knew I was probably making more money than them. How can a bloke who works nine-to-five, never mind someone on the dole, identify with a guy who has signed a £75m contract?
Posted on: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:42:37 +0000
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