- Title: Former England captain Rooney rejoins Everton from United
- Date: 9th July 2017
- Summary: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - MAY 19, 2017) (REUTERS) WAYNE ROONEY WALKING TO MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER JOSE MOURINHO, MOURINHO PUTTING HIS ARM OVER ROONEY'S SHOULDERS VARIOUS OF WAYNE ROONEY AND OTHER MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS AT TRAINING SESSION MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - MAY 10, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) THEN MANCHESTER UNITED CAPTAIN, WAYNE ROONEY, SAYING: "Would I like to stay? I have been at this club for 13 years, of course I want to play football." REPORTER'S VOICE IS HEARD ASKING (English): "Here?" ROONEY, SAYING: "Of course." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED CAPTAIN, WAYNE ROONEY, SAYING: "No, I think football changes and you have different periods, different challenges in your career. This season of course I haven't played as much as I would like to play. I would like to play more but that's the way it has panned out and you know I have tried to help the team on the pitch, off the pitch, tried to help us win." STRIKER WAYNE ROONEY DOING QUICK SPRINT EXERCISE LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - MARCH 26, 2015) (REUTERS) ROONEY TRAINING WITH ENGLAND ROY HODGSON TALKING TO ASSISTANT GARY NEVILLE ROONEY TRAINING LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - OCTOBER 10, 2016) (REUTERS) ENGLAND SQUAD WALKING ONTO TRAINING PITCH ENGLAND CAPTAIN WAYNE ROONEY (ON RIGHT) ENGLAND TEAM AT TEAM TALK BURTON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - NOVEMBER 10, 2016) (REUTERS) ROONEY AT ENGLAND TRAINING SESSION
- Embargoed: 23rd July 2017 14:05
- Keywords: Manchester United England captain Wayne Rooney Everton two-year deal Premier League
- Location: INTERNET; MANCHESTER, LONDON AND BURTON, ENGLAND, UK
- City: INTERNET; MANCHESTER, LONDON AND BURTON, ENGLAND, UK
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0026OZVUPR
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- Story Text: Manchester United's former England captain Wayne Rooney has rejoined his boyhood favourites Everton on a two-year deal from their Premier League rivals, the striker said on Sunday (July 9).
"Excited to be back at @Everton. Can't wait to meet up with @RonaldKoeman and the lads! #EFC," he said on twitter where he was pictured wearing an Everton shirt.
Rooney scored the winner for Everton against Arsenal in the Premier League while only 16 but moved to United two years later for a fee reported to be 25 million pounds ($32.23 million).
Scoring a hat trick for United on his debut against Fenerbahce, Rooney went on to play more than 550 games, scoring 253 goals to become their all-time leading scorer.
At United he won the Champions League, five Premier League titles and the FA Cup and was Footballer of the Year in 2010.
But last season he was no longer an automatic selection under manager Jose Mourinho and also lost his place in the England squad.
With a fee agreed between Everton and United for Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku to move in the opposite direction, the way was clear for Rooney to leave Old Trafford after 13 years.
Rooney is reported to be taking a large pay cut to return to Everton, who have been recruiting heavily under Koeman and financial backer Farhad Moshiri, a British-Iranian businessman, after finishing seventh in the league last season. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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