Wayne Rooney on brink of dramatic Derby switch in player-coach role... and move back to England could be announced TODAY
* Wayne Rooney could return to English football as Derby County player-coach
* Former England and Man United captain has been in talks with the Rams
* The 33-year-old striker has been playing for MLS side DC United since 2018
Wayne Rooney is poised for an astonishing return to English football as a player-coach with Derby County.
The forward is 13 months into a three-year contract with DC United in Major League Soccer but he flew to England on Monday night and is expected to finalise a move to Pride Park on Tuesday.
Rooney has immersed himself in US life but has been planning for many months how to make the next step in his career by moving into management.
He is contracted to DC United until next year but is keen to push through a move after his agent, Paul Stretford, held preliminary talks with Derby owner Mel Morris.
There were suggestions that he could move back in January but Sportsmail understands he may now cancel his contract with DC United and move before the close of the summer window.
The 33-year-old was impressed by the opportunity Frank Lampard received at Derby last season and is interested in a player-coach role at last season’s Championship play-off finalists.
Wayne Rooney is in talks over a player-coach role at Championship club Derby County. Derby County owner Mel Morris has held talks with Rooney over the player-coach role
Derby began their campaign last night with a 2-1 win at Huddersfield and manager Phillip Cocu was asked about Rooney after the match.
‘At the moment I can’t say anything. We are working on completing the team and we said it was not complete yet,’ said the former Barcelona player.
‘It’s true we’re working to get the team done but I can’t say anything about names before things are done.
'There are a few more days, hopefully something more can happen.’
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ngikutin jejak Kompany nih, jadi player-coach, dan akan mengikuti jejak Giggs, Ole, mudah2an suatu hari nanti bisa melatih United