Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects Wayne Rooney to remain with Manchester United amid reports the player's negotiations over a new Old Trafford contract have broken down.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects Wayne Rooney to remain with Manchester United amid reports the player's negotiations over a new Old Trafford contract have broken down.
The 24-year-old England striker is being linked with a move to Real Madrid or Manchester City after it was reported his relationship with United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had turned sour.
Wenger, however, believes too much has been made of Ferguson's decision to leave Rooney out of his starting line-up for the Barclays Premier League match against West Brom on Saturday and cannot see the former Everton man moving on.
Quoted in the Daily Star, Wenger said: "Rooney is a great player. I am convinced he will stay at Manchester United because it is his club.
"They have the power to keep him. When you give a great player a rest, you have a story. Rooney is Rooney. He will stay where he is."
Rooney's existing United contract expires in 2012 and Wenger added: "I am surprised his contract has been allowed to run.
"But, basically, I don't know why. It can happen many times.
"What I know for players like Rooney today only three or four clubs can buy him. For Rooney, it will not be a financial choice.
"He will decide if he stays. He would say, 'Old Trafford is my home, I will stay there'. And Manchester United would turn up with the right number. He knows that. They know that."
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