Eliminated from England squad, Rooney's future becomes more uncertain

(Baonghean.vn) – On Sky Sports magazine, Wayne Rooney admitted that whether he will stay or leave Man United will be decided in the next few weeks...

The England squad list recently announced by coach Gareth Southgate does not include the names of Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott. This decision surprised many people when the captain of the Three Lions was left out of the team's training camp for the two matches against Scotland and France this June.

Previously in March, Rooney was also absent from the national team's squad for the matches against Germany and Lithuania because he was recovering from an injury. As for Manu United, the 31-year-old striker has rarely appeared in the starting lineup of Man Utd since Jose Mourinho took over.

When asked about his future, Wayne Rooney hinted: “To be honest, I don’t know where I’m going yet. I’ve said it before, I don’t know. After consulting my family, I’ll decide. I think I’ll make a decision for football. As soon as I know what happens to me, I’m sure everyone will know the answer.”

Rooney is not used often under coach J. Mourinho - Photo: Internet

Rooney is considered a legend at Man United with 253 goals for his club and has 2 years left on his contract with the Old Trafford team.

As for J. Mourinho, he affirmed that Rooney is still an important player for Man United and would be very happy if the 31-year-old player stays with the club after this summer. However, in the Europa League final against Ajax a few days ago, Rooney was only put on the field to replace Mata when the clock was in the 90th minute.

"Wayne Rooney is ready to play, he is a big option. But when the score is 2-0, we don't need to attack anymore." - Mourinho said after the match.

"You have to master the game, you can't change things at once, help the players improve step by step. I told Rooney yesterday that he can be a mainstay and absolutely be there next season. He is a very important player for us, if he stays next season, I will be very happy." - the current MU coach assured.

Rooney and Mourinho's statements are like that, but the British press is saying that he will most likely return to his old team Everton in the context of not being used anymore at MU.

In addition, clubs in the US (MLS) or clubs in China are ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome the former captain of the England and MU national team to join their team.

Trung Kien

(Sky Sports)