Rooney open to emotional Everton return this summer with Man Utd career over

The Manchester United captain will receive further offers from China at the end of the season but would consider a return to Goodison Park

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is open to a summer return to boyhood club Everton,Goal understands.

Rooney has accepted that his time at Old Trafford is coming to an end and United are unlikely to stand in his way should a suitable offer arrive at the end of the season.

It has emerged that United knocked back Everton’s attempts to sign Rooney on loan during the January transfer window, insisting he still had a role to play in the coming months.

But Jose Mourinho’s casual approach to the idea of Rooney moving to China last month made it clear to the England striker that his long-term future lies away from Old Trafford.

Several big-spending Chinese clubs had shown an interest in signing the 31-year-old in recent weeks and are likely to try again in the summer, while Major League Soccer has long been mooted as a possible destination, but sources close to the striker have indicated that he would not rule out an emotional return to Goodison Park.

The opportunity to stay in the north west of England is thought to provide just as much incentive when it comes to deciding his future as any financial considerations.
While Rooney could expect to earn more than his current weekly wage of around £300,000 per week, including bonuses, if he were to move to China, he would have to take a considerable pay cut in the event of a return to Goodison Park.
Even with Rooney thought to be open to accepting a lower wage packet, Everton would still need to establish whether they can offer their former star a big-money contract.
Romelu Lukaku is still in talks over a deal which would make him the highest-paid player in the club’s history on more than £100,000 per week, though his agent, Mino Raiola, has previously made no secret of his desire to move the Belgian to one of Europe’s biggest clubs.