Scatman wrote:john@staustell wrote:75m for Lukaku? Unbelieveable.What a waste of money, he aint no Zlatan. Shades of Ted Macdougal
I am led to believe that Rooney is off to Everton as part of the deal with them paying half his wages.
From the Mail transfer breaking news...
MATT LAWTON: Manchester United have agreed a £75million fee for Romelu Lukaku and expect to wrap up a deal in time for the Everton striker to join them on their US tour.
United manager Jose Mourinho has moved quickly to hijack Chelsea's pursuit of Lukaku and has now aborted his pursuit of Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata.
Lukaku's move is not linked to that of Wayne Rooney, but United will waive a transfer fee as their captain nears a return to Everton in a separate deal.
Unbelievable!
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So, he may be going on a free but who'll be paying what of Rooney's £250,000 or £300,000 per week wage bill?
And from the Telegraph...
Rooney still has two years to run on his current contract, but United are so keen to get him off the wage bill that they are said to be willing to allow Rooney to leave on a free.
Those same reports also suggest that Everton will then move to add Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud to their ranks, as they try to create the slowest strikeforce ever seen in football.