Manchester United has announced that Wayne
Rooney, the club's all time highest goal scorer
with 253 goals has just signed for his boyhood
club, Everton on a free transfer, after Man U
offered to buy out his remaining contract, in a
deal that involved the £75m capture of Romelu
Lukaku.
Rooney, left Everton 13 years ago as an 18 year
old to join the Old Trafford club and ever since
then his career hasn't looked back winning every
possible trophy a club could garner in the
European continent.
Everton confirmed the two-year deal with a short
teaser video entitled 'welcome home Wayne'.
Announcing on the club's website, Jose Mourinho
said,
"It is no secret that I have long been an
admirer of Wayne; he has been a model
professional throughout his time at the
club and will remain in the history books
for many years to come. "It is never easy
to see a great player playing less football
than he would like and I could not stand in
his way when he asked to go back to
Everton. His experience, focus and
determination will be missed and I wish
him well for the future." Man U's Chief
Executive, Ed Woodward said,
"Wayne has been a fantastic servant to
United since the moment he signed for us
as a prodigiously talented, explosive
teenager some 13 seasons ago. "Who can
forget his storybook debut hat trick
against Fenerbahce, the spectacular
overhead kick against City and the
countless match-winning performances in
his time here? But after much discussion,
the club has decided to accept his request
to rejoin his boyhood team. "He goes
having created some of the most magical
moments in some of the most successful
years in the club's history. Wayne leaves
us as our greatest ever goalscorer and
having won every major trophy in the
game. His record will take decades for
anyone to get close to matching and I am
extremely grateful for the way he has led
from the front since being appointed club
captain three years ago. "On behalf of the
whole club and our hundreds of millions
of fans around the world, we wish Wayne
all the very best for the next phase of his
incredible career."
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