Manchester United ready to let Wayne Rooney join a Premier League club for FREE
Rooney’s contract runs to summer 2019 but United will let him walk away and could make sensational return to Everton
MANCHESTER UNITED are ready to pay off Wayne Rooney this summer — and allow him to join another English club on a free transfer.
Rooney’s contract runs to summer 2019 but United will let him walk away.
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They are even prepared to compensate Rooney for the remaining time on his £250,000-a-week deal to get him out of the door.
The striker, 31, would then become a free agent and United will not insist on any clauses restricting him from joining a Premier League rival.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman admitted this week he would like to sign the England captain - with Toffees legend Duncan Ferguson key in a potential move bringing Rooney back to Goodison Park.
So, having rejected a mega-bucks move to China in the past month, Rooney could turn his release from United into an emotional return to his boyhood club.
United are very confident of signing Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann this summer.
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And Rooney, who is still determined to continue his England career, knows that will reduce his game time even further.
United manager Jose Mourinho has told Rooney that he can stay at Old Trafford — but that he cannot guarantee how much he will play.