MOYES CONFIDENT OVER ROONEY
Everton boss David Moyes insists the Merseyside club are confident of retaining the services of England star Wayne Rooney, despite reported interest from Premiership giants Manchester United.
After his performances in Portugal, Rooney has become one of the most coveted prospects in European football but the fiery Scot is quietly confident the player will commit his future to Goodison Park.
The club have offered Rooney a lucrative five-year deal that would make him the highest paid player in the club´s history but, as yet, he has not indicated as to where he sees his future.
´´He´s got two years left on his contract and we´d like to extend it by five years,´´ Moyes told Sky Sports News.
´´Hopefully, Wayne´s advisors think this is the right place to continue his development.
´´Whatever happens, Wayne is here and we hope that he remains here and nothing else has really crossed my mind.
´´It is difficult but I don´t want to talk about contracts. Wayne is a great player, one of the best in Europe and maybe one day, one of the best in the world.´´
Rooney is a boyhood Everton supporter and Moyes believes the club deserves credit for their role in his development as a player.
´´Everton deserve a bit of credit for keeping him going but we´ve not made him the player he is - him and his family have done that,´´ continued Moyes.
´´But, we´ve given him opportunities at Everton and hopefully we´ll get repaid for that and get to keep him at the club for a couple more years at least.
´´If we can get a successful club here, that could get into the Champions League, this club could be his home for a long, long time.
´´I do feel that we are one of the biggest clubs in the land and only three or four can consider themselves to be bigger.´´