Wayne Rooney began transfer talks with Chelsea, Manchester United ready to quit star striker.

Chelsea is the favoured destination for want-away Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

Rooney demanded a transfer in showdown talks with Ferguson just over two weeks ago and wants a summer move to Chelsea after nine years at United.

Manchester United retired boss Sir Alex Ferguson was confirmed to worldwide television Wayne Rooney’s transfer request before hes retire.

Jose Mourinho, who is set to be the new Chelsea manager, is anxious to bring Rooney to Stamford Bridge and is willing to pay £25million for him. Rooney, 27, who lost his guaranteed starting place when Robin van Persie arrived from Arsenal, wants to leave Manchester United after making just 22 starts in the league this season and playing in six different positions.

Wayne Rooney has been in the news recently, but for the all the wrong reasons. The England international has made a transfer request, which was officially confirmed by Sir Alex Ferguson during a historic day when Manchester United lifted the Premier League title with Sir Alex and Paul Scholes bidding farewell to Old Trafford for the last time.

Wayne Rooney was excluded from the squad that took on Swansea in their last home game of the season and later Sir Alex revealed that the former Everton man wasn’t ‘keen to play’. But Sir Alex has stated that despite his transfer request, the club is not prepared to sell him in the summer.

Rooney’s transfer request couldn’t have come at worse time for him. The fans were obviously disappointed with the fact that this is second request in the last three years. In fact some set of supporters even booed him when he went to receive his Premier League winner’s medal. As things stand, the first job for the new manager David Moyes will be to sort out the future of Wayne Rooney.

But there will be no shortage of suitors for the 27-year old, although his high wage means only few club will be able to afford him – unless he agrees to take a pay-cut. Chelsea, one of the few clubs who can actually afford his salary, have been linked with a move for the striker with reports suggesting that Roman Abramovich personally sanctioned a £30 million transfer fee for the United hit-man.

Meanwhile Chelsea defender has welcomed these speculations linking Rooney with the London club. The Brazilian was full of praise for the quality that Rooney would bring to the squad if he decides to join the Blues.

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