Wayne Rooney is set to be given a 5-year £300,000 a week contractby Manchester United according toThe Telegraph (who have been first to accurately report everything to do with Juan Mata this week so they’re on a hot streak when it comes to breaking United news). The 28-year-old is reportedly a top target for Real Madrid and there were doubts over whether he would remain a United player past this summer, but it looks like he may be ready to pledge his long- term future to the club once again. This is the last big contract of Rooney’s career as a 5-year deal will last until he is 32 but given his fitness levels, it is likely Rooney will start to decline when he hits 30. Remember, he has been playing football at the very top since he was 17 and won’t have the longevity of someone like Ryan Giggs because he doesn’t have that sort of discipline and fitness. Of course, that could simply coincide with him dropping deeper on a more permanent basis ala Paul Scholes. However, if we chose to sell Rooney, we could get big money for him in the summer and the fact we are willing to pay £300,000 a week in wages means the likes of Diego Costa, Edison Cavani and Radamel Falcao would be attainable targets. Would it be a smarter long term move by United to sell Rooney in the summer and use his money to bring in a world-class replacement rather than keepinghim into his decline? #GP
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 07:14:46 +0000
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