Manchester United Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Wayne Rooney and Jose Gimenez

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney will reportedly be offered the chance to move to the Chinese Super League, where he would potentially pick up a weekly salary of £500,000.

According to Neil Moxley of the Sunday Mirror, former England manager and current boss of Shanghai SIPG Sven-Goran Eriksson wants to sign the 30-year-old, who has been bumped down the pecking order as of late at Old Trafford.

In the report, it’s noted the Chinese outfit made a similar offer to Rooney 10 months ago, although he declined. 

“However, the striker’s position has changed since Jose Mourinho took over at Old Trafford with the new United boss unable to guarantee his captain a regular starting place,” added Moxley. “And with his England career now also at a crossroads, Rooney’s head could well be turned by the mind-boggling figures on offer.”

There’s certainly a sense that Rooney’s career at United is heading towards a critical point. Over the past couple of campaigns, the spark has gone from the England man’s game, and Mourinho looks to have better options in the roles he would previously occupy with such distinction.

Indeed, football journalist Liam Canning is unsure whether the striker will become a key first-team player at United ever again:

It says it all that Mourinho’s benched Rooney for the biggest game in England. Injuries aside, can’t see Rooney starting every week again.

— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) October 17, 2016

While his stock at Old Trafford may have fallen, …

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