Wayne Rooney has made 24 appearances this season for Man U, Premier & Champions Leagues, scored 11 goals, credited with 12 assists and voted man of the match 6 times.
In total he has played 161 times for Man U with 100 goals, 47 assists and 34 'man of the match' awards.
Some tub of lard!
The player in this case was standing by his contract - it was the club that wanted him to sign a new one. I'm sure Rooney was quite happy for his contract to run out, why wouldn't he be, he's not a player that would have a problem finding a club willing to take him on a 'free' and pay him the...
The 300K a week has nothing to do with whether or not Rooney nor any other person is worth that sort of money - it is simply Man U protecting its investment in a player - it is the club that is treating him as a commodity.
Rooney had 18 months left on his contract, his capital value was...