da dobrowin： Everton are confident that they will re-sign Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney this summer, reports talkSPORT.
What’s the word?
da luck： It is not the first time that Rooney has been linked to his boyhood club, but it seems now that the Toffees feel that a deal will get done.
The 31-year-old’s future at Old Trafford poured into doubt last season after it became clear that he would not be a regular starter under manager Jose Mourinho.
Rooney was in the first XI just 24 times in all competitions, and only 15 of those outings were in the Premier League.
The man himself revealed at the end of the season that he was considering his options, but it has since gone quiet.
Now, talkSPORT sources close to Everton feel that it is “almost inevitable” that Rooney will go back to the club this summer.
A good or bad move?
A few months ago, signing Rooney may have seemed like a fairytale story, and for some fans, that may still be the case.
However, Everton’s swift business in the transfer window so far shows huge ambition.
The Merseyside outfit have spent more than £50m on bringing in goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, midfielder Davy Klaassen, young striker Henry Onyekuru and forward Sandro Ramirez.
If Rooney were to come into the fold, he should not be guaranteed first-team football purely because of his name and link to Everton.
The Toffees are showing that they intend to push towards the Champions League places, and they will struggle to do that if they put all their hopes in Rooney.
The England international has significantly dropped in form over the years, and despite becoming leading scorer for United and his country last season, he should be handed a bit-part role if he is to join Everton.
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