England and Manchester
United’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney completed a move back to his first club
Everton on Sunday.
AFP
report continues:
The
31-year-old — who had become a peripheral figure under Jose Mourinho last
season — signed a two year contract for an undisclosed fee bringing the curtain
down on 13 trophy-laden years at Old Trafford.
Rooney
— whose move comes the day after United announced they had agreed terms with
Everton over buying their leading scorer Romelu Lukaku — will hope the move
also revives his international career which also stalled last season.
“It
is some time since I said that the only Premier League club I would play for
other than Manchester United was Everton, so I am delighted that the move has
happened,” he said in a statement to The Press Association.
“Thirteen
years ago I went to United with the intention of winning trophies and I have
been fortunate to be a part of one of the most successful periods in the club’s
history.
“I
have come back to Everton because I believe (Everton manager) Ronald Koeman is
building a team that can win something and I look forward to playing my part in
making that a reality for the club I have supported since a boy.”
Koeman
said in Rooney — who in his time at United won among other trophies five
Premier League titles and a Champions League — he was buying a player with a
surefire winner’s mentality.
“Wayne
has shown me that ambition that we need and that winning mentality — he knows
how to win titles and I’m really happy he’s decided to come home,” said Koeman.
“He
loves Everton and he was desperate to come back. He is still only 31 and I
don’t have any doubts about his qualities. It’s fantastic he’s here.”
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Wayne
Rooney holding the FA Cup trophy
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Wayne Rooney’s
Career In Numbers
Press Association reports that Manchester
United striker Wayne Rooney has left Old Trafford to rejoin his boyhood club
Everton.
Here,
Press Association Sport looks at the 31-year-old England international’s career
in numbers.
559
– Number of appearances across all competitions Rooney made in a United shirt
across his 13 seasons with the club.
253
– Number of times he scored for the Red Devils, making him the club’s all-time
leading goalscorer.
119
– Appearances for England, making him the Three Lions’ most capped outfield
player of all time.
71
– Number of league and cup games Rooney played for the Toffees prior to his
move to Old Trafford, in which time he managed to score 15 goals.
53
– International goals, making him the top-scoring England player of all time.
27
– The highest tally of goals scored by Rooney in a single Premier League season
(2011-12) and also the number of penalties he converted for the Manchester
giants.
16
– Rooney was 16 years and 360 days old when he netted his first Premier League
goal in October 2002 to help Everton beat Arsenal, making him the youngest
Premier League goalscorer at the time.
12
– Number of major honours he won with the Red Devils (five Premier League
titles, three League Cups, one FA Cup, one Champions League title, one Europa
League win and one FIFA Club World Cup)
9
– Number of spot-kicks Rooney failed to convert for United. Despite those
misses, his side went onto win all nine of those games.
8
– Number of hat-tricks Rooney recorded for United.
5 – The lowest number of Premier League goals Rooney netted in a single league campaign (2016-17).
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