Despite having the chance to move to the Chinese Super League when he left Manchester United, Everton forward Wayne Rooney has no regrets.
Wayne Rooney believes moving to the Chinese Super League (CSL) would have seen him lose the motivation to play football, despite the huge pay packets on offer.
Rooney was strongly linked with a switch to the CSL when he fell out of favour at Manchester United. But the 32-year-old instead opted for a return to boyhood club Everton, ending a 13-year spell at Old Trafford.
“In the summer when I was leaving Manchester United it would have been quite easy for me to go abroad,” Rooney told BBC Sport.
“Go to China, go somewhere else and pick up a lot of money and see out the last few years of my career earning a lot of money.
“That’s just not me. I need those goals, I need that pressure. That desire to play would have been lost if I’d chosen that other option.”
Rooney has signalled he would be keen to manage Everton when he hangs up his boots.
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