{"id":334973,"date":"2017-07-09T12:58:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T12:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=334973"},"modified":"2017-07-09T12:58:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T12:58:54","slug":"wayne-rooney-seals-return-to-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/wayne-rooney-seals-return-to-everton\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney seals return to Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everton confirm they have re-signed Wayne Rooney after 13 years at Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old England striker has signed a two-year deal to return to his boyhood club, for whom he made his debut as a 16-year-old and burst onto the Premier League scene.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney said: &#8220;It is some time since I said that the only Premier League club I would play for other than Manchester United was Everton, so I am delighted that the move has happened.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FarewellToALegend?src=hash\">#FarewellToALegend<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WayneRooney\">@WayneRooney<\/a> is leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash\">#MUFC<\/a> to return to Everton: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QQrxKB2wo4\">https:\/\/t.co\/QQrxKB2wo4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Wayne, from all of us. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/34NErAvscX\">pic.twitter.com\/34NErAvscX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/884023475945472000\">July 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thirteen years ago I went to United with the intention of winning trophies and I have been fortunate to be a part of one of the most successful periods in the club&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have come back to Everton because I believe Ronald Koeman is building a team that can win something and I look forward to playing my part in making that a reality for the club I have supported since a boy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__widge-container article__widge-container--edge\">\n<figure class=\"widge-figure\">\n<div class=\"widge-figure__body\">\n<div class=\"auto-size-16\/9\"><img class=\"auto-size__target postpone-load--fade-in widge-figure__image\" src=\"http:\/\/e1.365dm.com\/17\/07\/16-9\/20\/skysports-wayne-rooney-duncan-ferguson-everton_3997228.jpg?20170709132639\" alt=\"Rooney is close with Duncan Ferguson (Pic from Twitter: @Everton)\" data-src=\"http:\/\/e1.365dm.com\/17\/07\/16-9\/20\/skysports-wayne-rooney-duncan-ferguson-everton_3997228.jpg?20170709132639\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widge-figure__text\">Rooney is close with Duncan Ferguson (Pic from Twitter: @Everton)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Everton manager Ronald Koeman said: &#8220;Wayne has shown me that ambition that we need and that winning mentality &#8211; he knows how to win titles and I&#8217;m really happy he&#8217;s decided to come home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He loves Everton and he was desperate to come back. He is still only 31 and I don&#8217;t have any doubts about his qualities. It&#8217;s fantastic he&#8217;s here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__widge-container article__widge-container--edge\">\n<figure class=\"widge-figure\">\n<div class=\"widge-figure__body\">\n<div class=\"auto-size-16\/9\"><img class=\"auto-size__target postpone-load--fade-in widge-figure__image\" src=\"http:\/\/e1.365dm.com\/17\/03\/16-9\/20\/skysports-wayne-rooney-everton-testimonial-football_3901155.jpg?20170302122755\" alt=\"Rooney donned an Everton shirt in Duncan Ferguson's testimonial in 2015\" data-src=\"http:\/\/e1.365dm.com\/17\/03\/16-9\/20\/skysports-wayne-rooney-everton-testimonial-football_3901155.jpg?20170302122755\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widge-figure__text\">Rooney donned an Everton shirt in Duncan Ferguson&#8217;s testimonial in 2015<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rooney switches back to Merseyside as\u00a0part of a deal that will see United sign striker Romelu Lukaku for up to \u00a390m.<\/p>\n<p>After an illustrious time under Sir Alex Ferguson in which he won five Premier League titles and the Champions League, he struggled to nail down a place in Jose Mourinho&#8217;s first-team last season after a difficult previous campaign under Louis van Gaal.<\/p>\n<p>He picked up a Europa League winners medal last season and also won the FA Cup under Van Gaal, and leaves Old Trafford having scored 251 goals in over 500 games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Sky Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton confirm they have re-signed Wayne Rooney after 13 years at Manchester United. 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