Source: Telegraph
Wayne Rooney's future: what will and what won't happen
This week:[LNB]What will happen: Sir Alex Ferguson's attempts to 'put all this to bed' are about as effective as trying to settle down a two-year old after a litre of Sunny Delight. United statement says they are now open to offers for Wayne Rooney but 'the door is still open.'[LNB] Related ArticlesHolloway's Rooney rantTevez: we will win everything with RooneyDeath threats sprayed onto Rooney posterEvra puts the boot into disloyal RooneyRooney's house besieged by angry Man Utd fansRooney offered olive branch by UnitedWhat won't happen: Rooney barricades himself inside his Cheshire mansion, taking potshots at the angry mob of nut-job fans and assembled newspaper hacks. 'I want to become the next Maradona,' he says, through the letterbox. [LNB]-- [LNB]Before the transfer window:[LNB]What will happen: Rooney will be nursed through his latest injury until about December by Manchester United medics before getting a few run outs in the reserves to regain match fitness ahead of a sale in January. [LNB]What won't happen: Rooney recovers from injury and is an ever present in the United side who go on a 10 game unbeaten run with the Old Trafford crowd quietly accepting that he's putting in a shift. A banner during a match against Chelsea reads 'Thanks for the memories, Wazza once a red, always a blue'. [LNB]-- [LNB]During the transfer window:[LNB]What will happen: Chelsea make a £15m offer that Sir Alex Ferguson laughs off as risible. Manchester City up the bidding to £40m and promise to make Rooney the highest paid sportsman on the planet. Jose Mourinho comes in late with a player swap deal involving Karim Benzema and Kaka. Ferguson is ready to deal with Real but the Glazers overrule him once City make a final bid of £45m that's 18 months debt payments after all. [LNB]What won't happen: Despite a frenzied bidding war between Chelsea and Manchester City, Rooney holds out for a deal from Barcelona. 'I've always been a big fan of Gaudi's work,' says Rooney, 'to be fair to the lad, his neo-gothic interpretation of modernist architecture is right up there.'[LNB]-- [LNB]Until end of the season:[LNB]What will happen: Despite scoring a hat-trick on his Europa League debut Roney struggles to blend with the current Manchester City squad. Roberto Mancini upsets Carlos Tévez further as he can't find a way of playing the Argentine and Rooney together effectively. Defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Europa League final - which Rooney was suspended from after gettig fresh with the referee in the semi-final against Liverpool - means City fail to win a trophy. [LNB]What won't happen: A hat-trick at the Bernabeu makes Rooney an instant hero at Barcelona and dislodges David Villa from the starting line-up at the Nou Camp. Rooney acclimatises to his new club so successfully that it is he who leads the calls for Cesc Fabregas to leave Arsenal in the summer. 'Why hang around waiting for the team to mature when you can get a Champions League winners medal here, even if you are an unused substitute in the final,' he says in AS. 'And don't worry about the contract you signed, your agent with sort all that out,' he adds. [LNB]-- [LNB]Next season:[LNB]What will happen: After Manchester City sign five new players to bolster their first tilt at the Champions League their early season form suffers as players take time to gel. Still finish above Manchester United, but come second behind Chelsea. Rooney scores 15 goals playing wide on the left. [LNB]What won't happen: Villa signs for Manchester United in search of first team football. 'After Barcelona there is only one place you can move that is an upwards step,' he says. United win the league and Ferguson breaks the world record for looking self satisfied for the longest period of time in recorded history, breaking Mourinho's previous record, which makes him even more content. Rooney angles for a move away from City. 'Promises that were made when I signed have not be fulfilled,' he laments. [LNB]
