Wayne Rooney has encouraged Derby County supporters that he wishes to be the manager who heads the Rams into the future.“I stick with it because I’ve got a duty to the players, to the staff, who I’ve been speaking to and talking about staying together and loyalty” he said in an interview with BBC Sport.
Rooney has been commended for his efforts in exceptionally tough circumstances, and the Rams are still in with a prospect of pulling off what will be football’s greatest ever turnaround. Despite County’s hardships, the veteran England international has been loyal to the club.
This would be a massive letdown if Rooney did not return next season, but his subsequent sentiments imply that he is devoted to the goal. He is England’s all-time top goalscorer with 53 goals and is also Manchester United’s all-time highest scorer, joined Derby like a player-coach a year ago following 35 appearances for MLS side DC United.
After entering United as an 18-year-old in 2004, Rooney netted a club-record 253 goals, winning the Premier League 5 times, the FA Cup once, the League Cup three times, the Champions League once, and the Europa League in his last season.