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title: "Everton amongst favourites to snatch ageing Man United star"
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# Everton amongst favourites to snatch ageing Man United star

![rooney777](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rooney777-500x323.jpg?admin)Everton fans in the Transfer Tavern are shocked to hear claims that a boyhood hero of there’s could return to Merseyside before the start of the 2016/17 season.

[The Liverpool Echo report that SkyBet are offering odds of 8/1 for Rooney to return to his boyhood club by the start of next season.](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/everton-transfers-wayne-rooney-return-10688258)

Despite the fact that bookmakers are backing Rooney to still be at Old Trafford next season, [they are far from convinced with odds of 1/5.](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/everton-transfers-wayne-rooney-return-10688258)

The 30-year old joined Manchester United from the Toffees in 2004 for a fee of £26m and signed a £300,000-a-week contract extension back in 2014, just one year on from submitting a transfer request.

Since then, the Manchester United striker has become the Premier League’s second highest scorer and England’s all-time top scorer.

[It is believed that it would take a hefty transfer fee to persuade the Red Devils into selling their captain](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/everton-transfers-wayne-rooney-return-10688258), which may discourage Everton from making a move.

However, monetary value is unlikely to daunt the favourites to acquire Rooney’s services, Chelsea, [who currently stand at 7/1.](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/everton-transfers-wayne-rooney-return-10688258) Heavily backed French outfit Paris-Saint Germain follow just behind the two Premier League clubs at 10/1.

[SkyBet are also offering 10/1 for Rooney to join any Chinese Super League team](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/everton-transfers-wayne-rooney-return-10688258) – which could potentially see him reunited with the manager who rewarded him with his first international cap – Sven-Goran Eriksson, who has been at the helm of Shanghai SIPG FC since 2014.

The Daily Mail also reported last month that Rooney was offered £25 million a year to join his former coach in Asia.

**Manchester United fans, where do you think Rooney will be playing next season? Let us know in the comments below!**