Wayne Rooney to cash in with Manchester United loyalty bonus now Chelsea transfer is kaput
Star to trouser around £2.5m if he doesn't ask for a move
over course of his contract PLUS Striker writes Facebook thank-you to
fans
PA
Wayne Rooney has preserved a multi-million loyalty bonus by not hitting Manchester United with a formal transfer request.
Under
the terms of his £250,000-a-week contract, the striker is entitled to a
loyalty payment if he does not ask a move over the length of the deal.
Common
practice in player contract negotiations these days, Rooney’s loyalty
bonus is understood to be in the region of £2.5million.
The
money is paid in installments over the duration of a player’s contract
but cease if he asks to go - something Rooney stopped short of, despite
his disillusion at the champions.
The England star ended months of uncertainty when it was revealed he had decided not to make a formal request to leave.
Jose Mourinho had called on the player to declare publicly whether he wanted to stay at United or take up the offer of a move to Chelsea, who had two bids turned down.
The
Blues were poised to make a third bid of around £40m but Rooney’s
decision not to table a transfer request looks to have ended their
interest.
Rooney started healing his rift with United on Wednesday night by thanking fans for their support this week.The England striker earned a remarkable reception at Old Trafford on Monday when he was the champions' star man against Mourinho’s team.
And Rooney wrote on Facebook: “It was an unbelievable reaction from the fans, so thank you. I really appreciate your support. It means a lot.”
Mourinho admitted after the match that the reception the fans gave the player meant he was likely to end his pursuit of him.
The
last time Rooney threatened to leave United, back in October 2010, he
was rewarded with a new five-year deal worth £250,000-a-week.
And the 27-year-old is set for another bumper pay-out with his loyalty bonus.
Team-mate
Danny Welbeck is relishing Sunday’s lunchtime showdown with arch-rivals
Liverpool at Anfield - and looking forward to a shoot-out against their
in-form striker Daniel Sturridge.
“I was with Sturridge at a Nike
event and we were speaking about our goals, so I’m looking forward to
playing against him at Anfield,” said Welbeck. “I can’t wait for the
game.“Ever since I’ve been at the club, coming through the Under-9s, to 15s, 16s, youth team and reserves; no matter what the situation is, it’s massive.
“Obviously we’ll want to go there and win but it’s going to be another intense game.”
Welbeck admitted United’s players were disappointed not to claim all three points in Monday’s 0-0 draw with title rivals Chelsea.
“There was a bit of disappointment because we really want to be winning our home games,” he said.
“But in this league every point is hard to get. Their aim was to keep the goals out and they did that. It was a really tough match and both sides did well.
“It was just a shame that it came two games in – further into the season it would have been a bigger occasion.”
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