There could have been many criticisms about Manchester United’s newly appointed Scottish football manager David Moyes that he is not skilled enough to lure aspiring footballers to join the English club, but he has something called leadership and a unique quality that how to keep your legendary players until their last game of the career. He proved it again when he extended soon-to-be-expire contract of Wayne Rooney on record breaking terms. Reportedly, league champions have pledged their association with 28-year-old forward until June 2019 at 300000 pounds a week. Though, deal has been in talk for some time now, but league defenders just announced it locking English footballer for rest of his playing career. In fact, contract also says that he would continue serving Old Trafford side even thereafter but as ambassador. The most significant aspect of the deal is his age and amount being promised under the new deal, while many are calling it an intelligent attempt to ditch Chelsea who had shown a pressing interest in the forward last season. Anyway, one can say anything about this deal, but it is an incredible figure in offering for an aged player especially in contemporary soccer.
Rooney shared his excitement after knowing the success of long running extension talks and said, “I am made up to be staying at United. In August, I will have been at the club for 10 years and during that time I have played with some fantastic players and won everything that I hoped I would when I first signed. I now have the chance as one of the club’s senior players to help the younger players coming through and to be a part of another great United team.
“The fans have always been a huge part of this club and the support they have given me since my debut against Fenerbahce has been amazing. I am very grateful to all United fans around the world for their continued support. I am convinced that this is the start of another successful chapter in Manchester United’s history.”
This news should now input a rejuvenating force into team moral as United’s position is not as good as they would have accepted in the beginning and residing on the seventh place on the leaderboard. However, as far Rooney journey with defending champions is concerned, he has played 430 games and fired 208 goals in them, in fact, he is the fourth highest goal scorer for The Red Devils.