Rooney at Chelsea gets Man Utd Real for Ronaldo

Wayne Rooney and David Moyes will have a meeting this week that will probably be one of the most important in world football.

Where Rooney plays his club football next season will not just affect his career – but affect the careers of managers and players in three countries.

United begin their pre-season training on July 3 and new United manager will want the issue settled well before then.

The British is agog with speculation about where Rooney will end up.

Waiting in the wings are Jose Mourinho and Chelsea, Arsene Wenger and Arsenal, Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid and even Paris Saint-Germain – and whoever their new manager is (latest media reports suggest Laurent Blanc).

Should United and Rooney fail to strike a deal, surely Moyes would rather see the England striker move out of the Premier League than have to face him in the Premier League.

Especially given that the Reds have a first-five games’ fixture list that includes Liverpool and Chelsea and could define their season.

This is why the suggestion that Rooney could be used as a bargaining chip to prise Cristiano Ronaldo away from Real. United could offer Ancelotti Rooney and cash for Ronaldo.

Though Arsenal’s very public courting of Rooney has not suggested any reciprocation, the UK media have speculated that should Wayne decide to stay in England, but not at Old Trafford, he is leaning towards Stamford Bridge.

The fee in question for Rooney is at about £30million – with £250,000 per week in wages.

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