Rooney not leaving United
MANCHESTER. — Record-breaker Wayne Rooney says he is not interested in leaving Manchester United — for the moment.
The Manchester United captain has been linked with a lucrative move to China and manager Jose Mourinho says he won’t stand in his way.
But despite admitting he is frustrated by losing his regular place in the team, Rooney is planning to see out the remaining 18 months on his current contract, and has not ruled triggering an extra year’s option that would keep him at Old Trafford until 2019.
“I’m committed to the club,” he said. “I’ve still got two years — a year with an option year — to go. I’m happy at Manchester United.
to stay at City.
Toure added: “I would like to carry on for a few more years. Yes, definitely. Look at my friend Ibrahimovic. He’s 35 and he’s going to play for maybe . . . three more years?
“He’s got the same mentality as me, he’s a big player, a champion who loves football. It’s football first. I’ve been at the club a long time. Of course I want to play more games, but I’m in a happy place at the moment.
“You want to play every game if you can but it doesn’t always happen how you like it. Once you lose that ambition to play every game then you are sort of accepting a different type of role which I am not ready to accept yet.” Rooney is convinced Mourinho will bring the glory days back to Old Trafford but admits that with runaway leaders Chelsea showing no signs of slipping, United’s first priority is to secure a Champions League place. I’m 100 percent certain Jose will bring titles back to the club. I’ve been here a long time and you do get a feeling of what is going
“Anything after that is a bonus, you can be lucky to go and play for big clubs and still earn a lot of money. But those who go to China . . . I don’t think like that.
“Yes, definitely (want to stay at City). I’ve said before that I’ve been involved with a lot of clubs. But especially at City, I want to give something to happen in the next two or three years,” he said. “Jose is certainly the right manager for the football club and in the next few years the club will be very successful.
“It is too early to talk about a title challenge. Chelsea are doing really well and we need to keep picking up points to stay in touch with the teams just above us, and overtake a few of them first, before we can even look at catching Chelsea.”
Rooney, who came off the bench to score the equaliser at Stoke on Saturday and claim the club’s scoring record, is set to start when United bid to secure a League Cup final place at Hull tomorrow night, leading 2-0 from the first leg of the semi-final. — Daily Express.
back to the fans.
“I’d like to continue to work hard for them, keep giving them entertainment, keep them happy — that’s what I want.
“In the end, I know myself. If I was tired, I’d say ‘no more, move on’. But I don’t feel like that. I feel very, very good. I feel young.” — Mailonline.