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ManU Could Pay Wayne Rooney To Leave Club If No Transfer Happens

Wayne Rooney is "expected to agree a pay-off" if he leaves ManU in the summer, despite the prospect of earning £600,000 ($752,580) a week in the Chinese Super League, according to Hirst & Hughes of the LONDON TIMES. Although Manager José Mourinho claimed earlier this week that Rooney "could leave for China before their transfer window shuts next Tuesday," the captain is "expected to remain at Old Trafford until June." By the time the Chinese window reopens that month, Rooney will have 12 months left on his current deal, and ManU "may choose to pay him the remainder of his wages" -- £15.6M ($19.6M) -- if he departs, although there would be no obligation for the club to do so. Rooney is "also likely to receive a loyalty bonus" given that he has been at the club since '04. Talks have taken place between Rooney’s representatives and CSL teams, including Tianjin Quanjian, which is managed by Fabio Cannavaro, the former Italy defender. Cannavaro "has since ended his interest in Rooney." Rooney does not want to be "rushed into making a decision of such magnitude, particularly as it would cause upheaval to his family and bring about a premature end to his England career, but he is also frustrated by the lack of game time under Mourinho" (LONDON TIMES, 2/23). In London, Jamie Jackson reported Mourinho’s comment that "he could not guarantee" Rooney would still be a ManU player beyond Feb. 28 "caught the player unawares as he has no wish to move on." On Tuesday, when asked about Rooney’s future, Mourinho said, "You have to ask him" (GUARDIAN, 2/22). The BBC's Simon Stone reported Rooney's agent Paul Stretford is "in China to see if he can negotiate a deal." The fact Stretford has traveled to China is a "clear indication" Mourinho would let Rooney go. However, "two of the three clubs who looked the most likely options for Rooney have ruled themselves out" (BBC, 2/23).

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