New DC United boss Wayne Rooney eager to join his team and considers a shock move for one of Manchester United‘s wrestling stars, according to reports.
The former Derby County manager was named head coach of the Washington-based team last week and returned to the Major League Soccer club, where he spent two seasons as a player in the twilight of his career.
Rooney has already turned his attention to new signings and according to The sunwould love to be reunited with one of his old United teammates: Phil Jones.
The DC United boss has been associated with some great names, such as former Barcelona and Liverpool frontman Luis Suarez – who is currently a free agent.
But Rooney wants to bring in players ‘with a point to prove’ and thinks Jones is a perfect fit, as the 30-year-old has had an incredibly difficult time at Old Trafford in recent years.
The defender is plagued by injuries and has only made six Premier League appearances since the start of the 2019-2020 season.
Successive United managers have been unable to rely on him and he will fall even further down the pecking order as the club complete the Ajax signing of Lisandro Martinez.
But Rooney remains a strong supporter of Jones’ talent as a footballer and wants to ‘rescue’ him from his predicament at United after trying to bring him to Derby last season.
At the time, Jones wanted to prove he still had a future at Old Trafford, but after being dropped from the pre-season tour of Asia and Australia, he is increasingly resigned to leaving the club to get his career back. on track.
Although Jones still has a one-year contract, United wouldn’t stand in his way if Rooney manages to convince him to move to the States.
In fact, the Red Devils would be only too happy to take his £100,000 a week wages off the table and would only demand a nominal fee from DC United.
Jones may not be the only one of Rooney’s old United teammates to make the move to Washington. try to lure Jesse Lingard to MLS.
While the free agent has offers on the table from Premier League clubs, Lingard has welcomed the interest and could be tempted by a reunion with Rooney in the United States.
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