Rooney rejoins Everton


Manchester united's record goal scorer, and captain, Wayne Rooney, have rejoined former club, Everton, after 13 years of leaving the club.

The 31-year-old English captain played 559 times for the Red Devils, scoring 253 goals.

He won five Premier League titles and each of the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup once after joining from the Toffees for £27m in 2004.

Rooney began his career at Goodison Park, scoring 17 goals in 77 games.
His return comes as United look set to sign Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, with a £75m deal for the Belgium international agreed between the two clubs.

Everton manager Ronald Koeman began talking about Rooney's potential return as far back as October, stating he would be "pleased" to sign England's all-time leading goalscorer.

Those comments intensified speculation over the player's future during a season in which he was often left out of United's starting line-up by manager Jose Mourinho.

He appeared in 25 league games - the fewest he has played in one season - while his total of eight goals in all competitions was the lowest of his career.

In his 13 seasons with United, he finished as top scorer five times and shared the honour with Cristiano Ronaldo in another campaign.

He was also named fans' player of the year twice.

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