Arsene Wenger admits to Wayne Rooney transfer temptation as striker's future remains uncertain
The Arsenal boss
tells Al Jazeera Sport that the Manchester United star would interest
everyone in the world, adding: "who would turn him down?"
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has suggested a summer
move for Wayne Rooney could happen if the striker cannot sort out his
differences with Manchester United.
The England forward, who scored in last night's 2-2 draw against Brazil in the Maracana, has handed in a transfer request and his future remains uncertain following the appointment of David Moyes, his former manager at Everton, as successor to Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.
Wenger
has some £100million to spend as he looks to make the Gunners title
contenders once again and admitted a bid would have to be considered
should Rooney come on to the market.
Speaking in an
interview with Al Jazeera Sport, Wenger said: "Rooney could be an
interesting player for everybody in the world, who would turn him down?
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"David Moyes' first challenge is to go in to
Manchester and bridge the gap between him and Rooney. If that is
feasible or not depends on his personality.... we will see.
"It will be interesting to see how that will be handled."
Rooney
has struggled for form this season and found himself playing second
fiddle to Robin van Persie following the Dutchman's arrival from Arsenal
last summer.
Ferguson confirmed towards the end of
the season that Rooney had asked for a transfer, which was rejected,
with the striker left out of the squad for the penultimate Barclays
Premier League fixture against Swansea as a result.
Wenger also spoke about former Gunner Cesc Fabregas - who has been linked with a return to the Emirates - and his current form.
"I
think at the moment he's [Fabregas] lacking the confidence of being a
regular player. Recently he has not been that," he explained."Cesc is such a passionate player, a player of such quality, that it must hurt him not to play in every single game. That's what he misses. When you come in and out you never play with full confidence."
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