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Wayne Rooney has revealed why he left Everton for Manchester United and how he forced the move by submitting a transfer request on the back of a napkin after being pushed to join Chelsea.
The former Manchester United player spoke to Tony Bellew:
“I knew before Euro 2004 that I was getting touted around to other teams because Everton needed the money,” he said during a podcast with the former heavyweight champion.
“Certain people, other individuals, were going into clubs saying ‘would you take Wayne Rooney for £30m?’. I was heartbroken, I wanted to play for Everton. But once I found out I was just devastated. I would’ve left at some point to better myself and win trophies but I was devastated. So I thought you know what, okay.
“I was getting pushed to go to Chelsea because Chelsea were offering the most money. But I said you’re not dictating where I go. I want to go to Manchester United. So it was less money for Everton but that’s where I wanted to play. I didn’t want to go to London, to Chelsea, so I took some control back.
“I got told the only way you’re going to Manchester United is if you hand in a transfer request. So I went into the canteen and I wrote ‘I, Wayne Rooney, request a transfer from Everton Football Club’ on a napkin or something. I went back into [David] Moyes’ office and said there you go.
“I felt I got backed into a corner to a certain extent, but that’s football.”
“I went to Barbados and when I came back to Bellefield at the time I was ready to go out and start running after my broken foot,” he said. “I got told ‘No you can’t do that,’ and when I asked why they said, ‘because if your foot breaks down again we won’t be able to sell you’. They wouldn’t let me do my rehab in case my foot broke down again and they couldn’t get the money for me.
“There’s loads of stuff like that but it worked out well in the end.”
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