{"id":296859,"date":"2017-02-24T06:32:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T06:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=296859"},"modified":"2017-02-24T06:32:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T06:32:49","slug":"wayne-rooney-manchester-united-striker-staying-after-links-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/wayne-rooney-manchester-united-striker-staying-after-links-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney: Manchester United striker staying after links with China"},"content":{"rendered":"
England captain Wayne Rooney says he is staying at Manchester United, after being linked with a move to China.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old striker said he hoped to “play a full part” in the rest of the Premier League club’s season.<\/p>\n
United boss Jose Mourinho had refused to rule out the prospect of Rooney’s exit this month, although a deal before the Chinese transfer window closes on 28 February was always unlikely.<\/p>\n
“It’s an exciting time at the club and I want to remain a part,” said Rooney.<\/p>\n
Rooney’s agent, Paul Stretford, had travelled to China to see if he could negotiate a deal, although it is not known which clubs he spoke to.<\/p>\n
Two of the three clubs who looked the most likely options – Beijing Guoan and Jiangsu Suning – dismissed speculation about a transfer.<\/p>\n
Rooney’s representatives had already spoken to the third option – Tianjin Quanjian – but their coach, Fabio Cannavaro, said talks did not progress.<\/p>\n
Rooney is United’s record goalscorer and has won five Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy since joining them as an 18-year-old for \u00a327m from Everton in 2004.<\/p>\n
The forward, whose contract expires in 2019, has said he would not play for an English club other than United or Everton.<\/p>\n
United are sixth in the Premier League and remain in three cup competitions, having reached the last 16 of the Europa League on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
They face Southampton in the EFL Cup final on Sunday before taking on Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals on 13 March.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
England captain Wayne Rooney says he is staying at Manchester United, after being linked with a move to China. The 31-year-old striker said he hoped to “play a full part” in the rest of the Premier League club’s season. United boss Jose Mourinho had refused to rule out the prospect of Rooney’s exit this month, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n