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| Fergie: Rooney wants to leave |
Ferguson, however, has denied that Rooney's decision to leave the club is due to a fallout between the Scotsman and the striker, BBC Sports reports.
"We are as bemused as anyone can be, we can't quite understand why he would want to leave," Ferguson reportedly told a news conference, before adding United is hoping Rooney changes his mind to remain with United.
Not that Fergie would have admitted that yet another high-profile star is set to leave United after a fallout player and manager - David Beckham, Jaap Stam, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane and Carlos Tevez are among the many stars who have had their careers at Man Utd ended prematurely after getting on Ferguson's wrong side.
If Ferguson's not at fault, why would Rooney choose to leave? Fame? Greed? He's one of the highest paid players in United and he can't possibly get any more famous than he already is. A new challenge? Perhaps, although it's pretty hard to imagine just what it is Rooney has left to achieve at club level.
And as I predicted, Chelsea are apparently ready to snatch Rooney away from Old Trafford, which isn't surprising considering their lack of a proper strike partner / substitute for Didier Drogba (Nicolas Anelka's getting old, people).
So yes, while Chelsea seriously needs a striker like Rooney in its ranks, it remains to be seen why the England striker intends to leave the club that transformed him from a footballer with potential to one of the best strikers in the world.
Meanwhile, teammate Rio Ferdinand had this to say on twitter:
-wanted 2 sleep but just watching sky sports news.I weren't expecting that,my phones HOT right now.This is for the Boss and wayne to sort out
-The twitfam are going in hard here. A lot of hostility at the moment. I respect the Boss so 4 me to comment right now is not possible tweeps
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