Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Wayne Rooney turns down offer to move to Beijing guoan in the summer

Wayne Rooney turned down an offer to join Beijing Guoan in the summer, after his agent Paul Stretford met representatives, according to the Chinese club’s honorary chairman.Wayne Rooney commits to seeing out Manchester United contract to 2019Read moreRooney is the subject of continuing interest from China’s Super League and Guoan tried to tempt the Manchester United captain to leave three years before the end of a contract worth up to £300,000 a-week.“We indeed made an approach for Rooney at the beginning of the season but he’s informed us that he wants to stay in Manchester United,” Luo Ning said.“Rooney says he’ll keep playing in the Premier League as long as his health allows. We even met with his agent.”Despite the interest of China and clubs in Asia and the Middle East, Rooney is determined to see out his contract at United and would be open to a further deal.Rooney was restored to United’s starting side for the 3-1 win at Swansea City on Sunday, after being dropped by José Mourinho from a starting berth in the league after the 3-1 defeat at Watford in September.More newsTopics    Wayne Rooney Manchester United José Mourinho

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