United open to Rooney exit

Wayne Rooney

Manchester United will consider the sale of Wayne Rooney in the summer for a fee of around £35 million.

An Old Trafford source said that any prospective transfer was dependent on a "complicated chain of events", but one that could also see Cristiano Ronaldo end up back at the club.

With Rooney controversially demoted to the bench and the Portuguese not ruling out a return to United, Wednesday night’s Champions League clash between United and Real Madrid was dripping with transfer subplots.

It is known, however, that the Premier League leaders are actively looking into a way to bring Ronaldo back, and that there was more to Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to drop Rooney than tactics or any injury concerns. 

United had informal talks with Real Madrid over the prospective transfer of Rooney, but the Spanish club have no wish to purchase him at present. So far, the only club to have expressed an interest are Paris Saint-Germain.

It had been floated that Rooney could be used in some kind of part-exchange deal for Ronaldo but, with Real not interested at present, United may seek to offer Nani and cash for the Portuguese star.

United, meanwhile, retain an interest in Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski as a direct replacement for Rooney. The Poland forward is expected to join Bayern Munich, but that deal is far from done and the Red Devils are continuing to monitor the situation.

Source: ESPN FC

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Barcelona v United for a Champions rematch

Manchester United and Barcelona both got a lead for 2-0 in the first game in semi-finals for the champions league. And could will be a rematch of the 2009 champions league final, but this time in Wembley Stadium later this month.    

Both teams have a chance to win a fourth European title, but this will require to negotiate the second-leg semi-finals in the UCL.

Manchester United is certainly confident that Schalke’s longest run in the competition will end at Old Trafford.

Wayne Rooney is not set to play on Sunday's premier league match against Chelsea,  which is just three points behind United with three matches to go. 

"I will make some changes on Wednesday without question, I will bring Paul Scholes back in, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen. We'll need to do that but I will probably keep my experienced players at the back. We have a big week ahead. two massive games, so we will regroup and freshen it up," said Sir Alex Ferguson. 

Source: National Post

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