United's Rooney U-Turn: How's the deal was done



Wayne Rooney & Sir Alex Ferguson (Fergie)



1. On the 16th Oct 2010, the future of Wayne Rooney dominated media reports as speculation mounted that the Manchester United superstar was set to leave Old Trafford following a rift with Sir Alex Ferguson. Several newspapers reported that Rooney's previously close relationship with Fergie had deteriorated irrevocably following a bust-up over lurid tabloid revelations about the striker's private life which emerged few week before.

2. On the 19th Oct 2010, Fergie confirmed the statement by saying Rooney's agent has contacted CEO, David Gill and informed the team that his refusal to renew his contract. Fergie din't believe it, so as the fans worldwide. Some claimed that Rooney was looking for pay rise after seeing his former teammate, Ronaldo snatched by Real Madrid at a staggering world record of £80mil!

3. Wayne Rooney has revealed that the reasons behind his outburst was due to lack of confidence in the teams spirit to win trophies and there're no indications for the club to sign top players. However on the 22nd Oct 2010, Fergie has managed to keep Rooney after 4-eyes meeting (Fergie, Rooney, his agent - Paul & Gill) settled down with some filthy catches.

4. Despite United's debt which currently exceeds £720 million, the club has commited to a new £160,000-a-week for 5-year contract for Rooney. Is this the only particular issue that caused so much attentions in Rooney-United saga?

5. Wheather Rooney being dubbed as 'greedy articulator' with manipulative agent, his current form still highly doubtful. Fergie however believes that his star striker will come back a new man amid the pressure of contract talks are now over. "I think that this has been preying on his mind," Ferguson told Inside United. "I don't know the reason for his loss of form because it started in the World Cup. Whether some clubs have been filling his head in that period to affect him we don't know. The important thing is for us to put it behind us and move on. But certainly something has been troubling him".

6. As of today's news, Rooney has disclosed to the media saying another major reason for his 'u-turn' was due to the recent suicide threat posed by some fanatic United's fan outside his residence.

7. No matter what latter news to surface, Rooney must buck up and prove his worthiness to the club, the team as well as the FANS! With the current in-form strikers of Berbatov and Hernandez, Rooney must fight for his place soon after recovering from his ankle injury.