Wayne Rooney in talks over major TV role after Plymouth sacking

Wayne Rooney is successful talks with the BBC implicit a pundit relation connected Match of the Day, according to reports.

The erstwhile Manchester United and England skipper is retired of absorption erstwhile again after helium was dismissed by Championship broadside Plymouth Argyle successful December.

Rooney took his 4th occupation successful absorption astatine Plymouth back successful May pursuing erstwhile spells with Derby County, DC United and Birmingham City.

However, Rooney was sacked aft conscionable 7 months pursuing a tally of conscionable 1 triumph successful 14 games.

According to The Sun, Rooney is present successful negotiations with the BBC implicit a rotating impermanent pundit relation connected Match of the Day.

The study claims that the occupation could gain Rooney up to £200,000 a year, depending connected however galore appearances helium makes.

‘Punditry is 1 of a fig of options unfastened to Wayne for the future,’ a root told the newspaper.

‘He worked alongside Gary and co astatine the Euros past summer, and was a immense deed with viewers.

‘He’s besides eminently likeable with a forensic cognition and emotion of the game.

‘Match of the Day and a mates of different broadcasters are funny successful having him connected their programming.

‘Wayne and the BBC are successful aboriginal signifier negotiations but it is looking promising and helium is taking immoderate clip to enactment retired precisely what helium wants to bash next.’

Earlier this week, the BBC announced that Match of the Day volition beryllium presented by Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan from adjacent play pursuing Gary Lineker’s exit.

Lineker is stepping down this summertime aft 26 years successful the role, but volition proceed to contiguous FA Cup games and beryllium progressive successful the BBC’s sum of the 2026 World Cup.

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