Chelsea v Manchester United: Jose Mourinho admits Wayne Rooney transfer bid is over

Jose Mourinho says he has called a halt to Chelsea’s pursuit of Wayne Rooney, claiming that Manchester United were adamant the England striker would not be sold to a domestic rival. Rooney is likely to miss Sunday’s trip to Stamford Bridge with a continuation of his groin injury, and his manager David Moyes also said yesterday that he was not for sale. 



Chelsea tried to prise Rooney away from Old Trafford last summer, during his rift with United. They made successive and public bids of £20 million and £30 million to force the issue, and while United made it clear both publicly and privately that Rooney would not be sold, Chelsea’s interest remained undimmed. Now, with Fernando Torres approaching some sort of form, Mourinho appears to have admitted defeat. 

“I’m happy with the squad we have,” Mourinho said. “Manchester United made it clear in the summer that they don’t swap or sell players to their direct rivals. They were clear in the way they approached the Rooney situation. For them, it’s pretty clear. They don’t swap. They don’t sell. Do I see that changing? No.” 

Of course, given that this was the consummate verbal tactician Mourinho speaking, it might be wise to take the above words with a pinch of salt. In an impish attempt to churn the clanking gears of the rumour mill one more time, he suggested that United might still be persuaded to sell Rooney to a foreign club: “I think maybe this summer they will try to sell to a non-direct rival.” For his part, Moyes said: “I completely disagree. I can only tell you I disagree,” when informed of Mourinho’s latest remarks on the striker’s future. 

“Although he will go to Brazil at the end of the season. I wouldn’t talk about other managers at other clubs and I wouldn’t talk about other players at other clubs. But managers have their own style. I wouldn’t do it. Only time will give you the answer about Wayne.

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