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I was in the paddock that day, I perceived most to have a positive reaction toward him.
IF (and that's a big if) he came back, sure there'd be animosity from some but I reckon a lot are over that.
That's not the issue for me - for me, it's "is he what we need"?
Simon baker
Player Valuation: £10m
I'd say a free & £100k a week. Which is obviously not going to happen that would cost £13 million perhaps we could be creative & give him a higher % of the income earnt from his image rights etc then some sort of paid role as a club ambassador
That assumes we take up the last 21/2 years of his contract.
toffeejack
Player Valuation: £100m
we need more players who know what it is to win and realistically not many will come to us at this time. I don't think he's finished myself, the media just love to overreact over bad patches of form and love to focus largely on negatives. I think he's been playing below his own standards, rather than being passed it.
at the end of the day, he's not a bloody central midfielder, so i wouldn't expect him to show good form there.
at the end of the day, he's not a bloody central midfielder, so i wouldn't expect him to show good form there.
Yep. And if his sponsors aren't happy, he's not happy
admirschleck
Player Valuation: £8m
Exactly.
tadpole
Player Valuation: £15m
Correct. Also I suspect Mourinho knows that he would be slaughtered if he allowed his captain and club record goalscorer to walk away so easily if he still has anything left in him.
From a purely footballing point of view though, it makes a certain amount of sense for all concerned.
Manchester United have confirmed that striker Wayne Rooney has signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract.
The 28-year-old England international has extended his current contract by four years in a deal worth up to £300,000 a week.
Feb 2014.
He aint going anywhere but China and I doubt he wants to take his young family halfway round the world, so can see him staying at United and earning dat dank 15m a year bank.
Osman is a grass.
ijjysmith
Calm
Do you reckon there's any actual appetite at the club to get him back or is it all actual toilet?
...makes sense but I suspect the lad wants to play, so United might well be content cutting their losses and offering a big deal to leave. They will save money, the buying club will make up a chunk of the difference and the lad has more opportunity to play.
I don't know if it will ever happen but I would definitely welcome him. I'm not being 'romantic', I am pragmatic enough to know he's not the player he was but I still think he's a fine footballer and could ideally support a renaissance. Count me in.
I think every conversation stops at 300k a week.
We want him I would imagine, he would be a marketing dream and would attract other high profile players, his name means far more than his talent these days tho.
Unless United are willing to pay somebody 200k a week to come to us on loan its an utter pipe dream, even then, cant see him wanting to drop 200k a week in the Summer.
Rook
Player Valuation: £80m
Besides a bunch of over the hill guys looking for that one last contract who's Wayne gonna attract?
His name rings out, hes a global superstar.
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