Rooney set for new Utd deal as Real come calling

last SG · 2010-01-20T17:05:02+00:00

Wayne Rooney: Set for lucrative contract Wayne Rooney will be offered a new contract by Manchester United before the World Cup Finals to make him one of t...

Poignant SG

Real Madrid are already planning their next Galactico swoop, with three names in the pipeline.

According to Marca, their primary objective is Sergio Aguero. Atletico Madrid are likely to need to sell next summer, and Los Merengues will seriously consider paying his €60 million buy-out clause, as they believe he can be a future Ballon D'Or winner.

Should they fail to land the Argentine, Los Blancos will return to the David Villa option. 'El Guaje' was almost signed last summer, until a last minute complication. He would also add to the Spanish contingent at the Bernabeu. The club believe that he is eager to join them, but Valencia have proved hard to negotiate with previously, and his buyout clause is €120 million.

Finally, their third choice is Wayne Rooney. However, this transfer seems highly unlikely, given that Sir Alex Ferguson would be loathe to lose another star to Los Merengues a year after the sale of Ronaldo. Additionally, there are no buy-out clauses in England.

With Ruud Van Nistelrooy's conract set to expire and Raul's future in doubt, one of the above could be Madrid's latest Galactico come next summer.

Poignant SG

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is on Real Madrid's 2010 shopping list.

Marca says Real are ready to sign one of the best young strikers in the game as they prepare for life after Raul and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Florentino Perez's board has a three-man shortlist, comprising of Atletico Madrid ace Sergio Aguero, Valencia striker David Villa and Rooney - with the priority in that order.

Where Aguero has a buyout clause of £50 million and Villa one worth £100 million, Rooney's contract does not boast any such option - and Real management are aware he will be seeking a pay-rise in the New Year.

Rooney is expected to open new contract talks with United well before the 2010 World Cup.

dragg SG

i dont think rooney will leave england.

CKeer SG

Real Madrid is linked to all United players la.

I-like-flings(m) SG

Real Madrid is linked to all United players la.

if u cannot beat them, just buy them lor... that's their plan

SiMiLaiEh* SG

RM loves Manu

Barca loves Arsenal

Poignant SG

Barcelona are willing to offer Wayne Rooney huge wages to tempt him from Manchester United.

The Daily Star says Barca are ready to offer Rooney £8m a season – after tax – to lure him from Manchester United.

The Spanish and European champions have targeted the England striker for their main signing this summer.

Rooney’s new contract negotiations with United are on hold until after the World Cup, when he will have two years left on his current Old Trafford deal.

United are believed to be reluctant to pay Rooney the £140,000 a week he is alleged to want to stay with the champions. And Rooney has said he would like to end his career at United.

But his advisers are believed to want Rooney to be the best-paid player in a new five-year-deal.

Barca would be happy to give Rooney that and more – and pay his tax for him – to dwarf any deal United could put together.

It would mean Rooney would be on a staggering £200,000-a-week deal.

Poignant SG

Barcelona tongues are wagging over claims Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney asked ex-teammate Gerard Pique about Nou Camp life.

El Mundo Deportivo says Rooney has asked Pique about what it's like playing for Barca - and coach Pep Guardiola - along with information on his teammates.

Rooney has been linked with Real Madrid in the past week as the Spanish press caught wind of United's financial dramas.

However, it's understood if the England ace was to leave United, he would choose Barca ahead of Real, where another former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo, has urged him to make the move to Madrid.

Tito Vilanova, Barca's assistant coach, is a huge fan of Rooney and if it came down to a choice involving the likes of Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) and David Villa (Valencia), he would take the England ace every time.

stellazio SG

the british really needa change their tax laws, if not all the world best players will keep moving to the la liga just simply because they can earn more money there..

zocoss SG

the british really needa change their tax laws, if not all the world best players will keep moving to the la liga just simply because they can earn more money there..

Yes, they are about to change it very soon. Come April, tax are up from 40% to 50%.

reyes SG

if he leave man utd, i think that spell the end of man utd!!.The rebuilding will start without fergie.

iceFatboy SG

hmm, why are RM or Barca not targetting Pool's players??

Poignant SG

excuse me, who's good enough at pool for them to target?

mr fernando? he's not as hard as rooney

mr stevie? he's already 30.

iceFatboy SG

excuse me, who's good enough at pool for them to target?

mr fernando? he's not as hard as rooney

mr stevie? he's already 30.

Torres, the best striker in the world leh..

"Hard" as in injury prone?

Poignant SG

Torres, the best striker in the world leh..

"Hard" as in injury prone?

hard as in, physically well-build.

something like rooney and tevez kind? it will take lots of effort, or rather, more than a person's effort to be able to bring them down.

unlike torres, who goes down abit too easily, a small push, abit of tugging, he will drop.

Rock^Star SG

i got a feeling rooney will up his game if he goes barca. Hahaha..this is ominous for Utd.

iceFatboy SG

hard as in, physically well-build.

something like rooney and tevez kind? it will take lots of effort, or rather, more than a person's effort to be able to bring them down.

unlike torres, who goes down abit too easily, a small push, abit of tugging, he will drop.

hmm, didn't torres come from the La Liga, where he built his fame??

Poignant SG

hmm, didn't torres come from the La Liga, where he built his fame??

hmm, meaning?

iceFatboy SG

hmm, meaning?

Maybe Torres is well-suited for La Liga than Rooney, right?

I think Barca is using this as a smokescreen to get Fab if Gunners win the title.

dragg SG

i wonder what RM will do if they end the season with no trophies.