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Wayne Rooney: David Moyes says Man Utd striker not for sale

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Manchester United manager David Moyes has again insisted Wayne Rooney is not for sale after Chelsea said the England striker is their sole transfer target.

Speaking at a news conference in Sydney, the United boss said: "The club's position has not changed."

Moyes is also keen to discover how the bid to lure Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas to United is progressing.

David Moyes says the 'enormity' of the Man Utd job is sinking in

He said: "I'm in contact with our chief executive who is dealing with the issue and hope to know more in a day or so."

Chelsea have already had one bid for Rooney rejected.

The 27-year-old has been left "angered and confused" by suggestions he is viewed as back-up to Robin Van Persie at United.

Blues boss Jose Mourinho has exploited the situation by issuing a World Cup warning to players who are "second choice" at their club, a statement widely viewed as a message aimed at Rooney.

The striker was at United's training complex on Thursday for ongoing treatment on his hamstring injury after flying home from the club's pre-season tour.

Manchester United are currently in Australia preparing for a match against the A-League All Stars in Sydney on Saturday.

The Premier League champions have yet to make any major summer signings, having missed out on Barcelona's Thiago Alcantara, although they continue to be linked with Everton duo Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines.external-link

United have had a formal offer for Fabregas rejected by Barcelona, but executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has left United's pre-season tour to continue negotiations.

When asked what the latest position is, Moyes said: "I couldn't tell you exactly, the chief executive [Woodward] is dealing with it. Hopefully we'll know more in the next few days.

"We are trying very hard to make some additions. Hopefully there will be some good news in the not too distant future."

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  • Comment posted by Nixon Mclane, at 09:37 19 Jul 2013

    Oh my lord... ANOTHER article on this!? Please just tell us when something ACTUALLY happens. All this tittle tattle is just depressing me into reading the Daily Mail for better quality stories...

  • Comment posted by Hopper1964, at 11:27 19 Jul 2013

    Breaking News: Wayne Rooney is set to join Chelsea after his wife, Colleen agreed personal terms with John Terry....

  • Comment posted by BaggiosPonytail, at 09:30 19 Jul 2013

    Rooney article number 76 of the week. We must be due a Suarez article surely?

  • Comment posted by Guernsey Red, at 09:41 19 Jul 2013

    BREAKING: Press reports say a close source to Rooney looking up at the sky means he must be obssessed with the colour blue which means he's definitely moving to Chelsea.

    Why is unemployment so high when surely anyone can just be a "journalist"?

  • Comment posted by stevew14, at 09:27 19 Jul 2013

    This is like Ground Hog day.

    How about we assume he is not for sale, until they say he is for sale, instead of you telling us every day that he is not for sale.

  • Comment posted by U11846789, at 10:21 19 Jul 2013

    Make the most of this list.
    It's the only time you'll see any of these names on the BBC Football page

    Arsenal
    Aston Villa
    Cardiff City
    Crystal Palace
    Everton
    Fulham
    Hull City
    Manchester City
    Newcastle United
    Norwich City
    Southampton
    Stoke City
    Sunderland
    Swansea City
    Tottenham Hotspur
    West Bromwich Albion
    West Ham United

  • Comment posted by RJS, at 11:36 19 Jul 2013

    Can the BBC please just open a seperate portal or something and post all Wayne Rooney stories there? You could call it 'Wayne's World'.

  • Comment posted by FootballLad, at 11:30 19 Jul 2013

    What an interesting article, there aren't enough articles about Wayne Rooney on this website, there should be a lot more, they're fascinating!

  • Comment posted by U15654340, at 10:30 19 Jul 2013

    Yay!!

    BBC have brought 606 back.

    Now how do i get off the Man U page?

  • Comment posted by RJRJ, at 09:30 19 Jul 2013

    I’m just bored of the BBC publishing pointless, repetitive articles every single day on Manchester United. There are 19 other clubs in the Premier League and I’m sure there’s a lot more interesting things going on other than Manchester United, Mourinho, and Suarez. How are we expected to learn about the constant movement of football if this website only focuses on the same few clubs.

  • Comment posted by U15740771, at 09:27 19 Jul 2013

    I think we're about to witness some seriously insufferable opinions

  • Comment posted by U13638244, at 11:36 19 Jul 2013

    "The 26-year-old has been left "angered and confused" by suggestions he is viewed as back-up to Robin Van Persie"

    This link takes you to another equally sensationalist BBC article with no actual quotes from Rooney himself. The BBC have been spinning this ever since he was left out of ONE GAME against Real Madrid. Lazy journalism doesn't evin begin to describe this..

  • Comment posted by U14097895, at 12:16 19 Jul 2013

    Really? Rooney's not for sale? Why didn't Moyes say something sooner? I had no idea!

  • Comment posted by Killingholme_Clay , at 12:08 19 Jul 2013

    Just thought I would check back, after 5 minutes, to see if Rooney was still at Man Utd.

    Maybe Phil McNulty can write an article for us and serialise it every day until the 2nd September. All his favourite ingredients: Rooney, Man Utd and an ex-Everton manager now at the helm of the BBC's number one team.
    Can't wait to see the film on BBCMUTV

  • Comment posted by U14111780, at 11:25 19 Jul 2013

    The BBC report states that Wayne Rooney, "the 26-year-old has been left "angered and confused" by ..."


    Yet Wayne Rooney is 27 years old. If they can't even get elementary facts correct how can we expect to take these BBC reports seriously?

  • Comment posted by gfranco-milano, at 12:43 19 Jul 2013

    Last week: Rooney not for sale
    Today: Moyes stresses he not for sale
    Next week: Moyes REALLY stresses he's not for sale

    Is anyone else bored with this sort of journalism that floods the bbc football page now? we need to take a stand by only reading articles that actually report on whats happened rather than speculationif people agree

  • Comment posted by JB3546, at 10:35 19 Jul 2013

    If I scroll down the bbc sport's premier leauge page I can see 5 articles, 3 videos and a blog all about Rooney.

    Surely this is too much

  • Comment posted by keykaw, at 10:21 19 Jul 2013

    St Johnstone beat Rosenberg in Norway. That's a story.

  • Comment posted by kompanyman, at 11:33 19 Jul 2013

    Next BBC headline "ROONEY NOT FOR SALE SCREAMS MOYES"

  • Comment posted by bored23, at 12:25 19 Jul 2013

    Do people really only see the Utd articles on here?!

    There are plenty of others so just ignore the utd ones if u dont want to read them!

    2 city articles
    2 womens
    1 chelsea
    1 motherwell
    1 st johnstons
    1 hibs
    1 on fans
    1 on munich
    1 on blatter
    1 on FA cup

    ALL with comments, but no people only see utd that MUST mean bias surely?! Deary me!

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