June 2004:
Wayne Rooney has emerged as one of the stars of Euro 2004 and speculation linking the 18-year-old with a move to Manchester United or Chelsea has been rife in recent days.
However, Everton chairman Bill Kenwright says he will turn down any offers for Rooney. “David Moyes and I agreed Wayne has to be a £50million player now,” said Kenwright. “I would turn down any bid for him and say: ‘Thank you very much. What else do you want to talk about?'” “We do smile about what Wayne is worth but, then again, we also talk about who’s going to be alongside him with us next season.
“We know what Wayne’s value is and our price is that he is an Everton player and we have no reason to believe that will change.
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