Wayne Rooney

[Super-Mario 74]

Im sure we just bidded 10 million pound

[FabHazard 655]

it is bullshit obviously....cunts..

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

Doesn't this seem like a perfect time to offer Mata his contract extension though?

[Term-X 7,891]

Oh dear.

Rooney would be another 'business buy' like with Torres, 'Pride Of England™', even if he flopped.. we'd still make a killing commerically. Which leads me to believe that yes Mata was offered, for the number 10 shirt.

[Christo191 173]

They just forgot this to add in they're fucking stupid rumor!!!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

sky sports news reporter just said they do not know the details of the bid.

Of course they don't. Why would we disclose that in the middle of the negotiations?!

[communicate 2,703]

The only reason I can say that it is bs because manu rejected it.

Lol mata + 10m for rooney. Lol2

[Shane 2,275]

Oh dear.

Rooney would be another 'business buy' like with Torres, 'Pride Of England™', even if he flopped.. we'd still make a killing commerically. Which leads me to believe that yes Mata was offered, for the number 10 shirt.

Yes, Mata was offered purely because of his shirt number.

Jesus Christ.

[Term-X 7,891]

Yes, Mata was offered purely because of his shirt number.

Jesus Christ.

Torres was a MASSIVE success commercially and 'brand wise' (the latter not being as measurable), why break a winning formula.

[toojunk 19]

If Mou sells Mata... I don't know... It's better he never came back then.

[Term-X 7,891]

But of course a mere fan/punter 'joe bloggs from [insert Chelsea forum]' only sees it in football terms

If Ballack hadn't got his number 13, he would have never been a Chelsea player. Gallas left because Kenyon demanded he be stripped of it..

[Shane 2,275]

Torres was a MASSIVE success commercially and 'brand wise' (the latter not being as measurable), why break a winning formula.

Well, I'd imagine the Mata 10 shirts sell well already.

If we do sign Rooney, I can't imagine much difference to his sales if he gets 10 or a different number.

You want us to get rid of our best player over the last two seasons and 10 million to sign a 27 year old.

Would the Rooney 10 shirts even cover the 10 million we'd give along with Mata? Along with the fact that if the deal did happen United would probably win the league, How would that fare for or revenue? Along with Chelsea fans who would be so angry they wouldn't buy any replica shirt?

I fail to see how selling Mata would be good for revenue.

[Term-X 7,891]

If Mou sells Mata... I don't know... It's better he never came back then.

We may have to accept Mata has no place in Mourinho's system, as much as we all love Mata.. let's get a bit of perspective here. Mourinho is bigger than any player, we don't have a Bale, Ronaldo or Messi.. Mata is not of that calibre.

[lucio 5,418]

If Mou sells Mata... I don't know... It's better he never came back then.

if he sells mata this will happen

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

I think its united trying to unsettle our players after our squad recently talked up Rooney

Thats the only logical reason

[The Skipper 20,593]

Just so looking forward to Mourinho squashing these rumours... Let the mind games begin United.

[oxfordblues 299]

Mata and Luiz are treble the player Rooney was,we don`t need rooney

[Hamilton 2,120]

Why would we want Mata to leave ffs..

Shit English tabloids..