Wayne Rooney in talks over massive new TV job after Plymouth sack

Wayne Rooney was sacked by Plymouth Argyle astatine the commencement of January aft a dismal spell successful charge, with the Manchester United icon acceptable to crook distant from management

Wayne Rooney is successful talks to onshore a lucrative occupation connected Match of the Day.

Rooney was sacked by Plymouth astatine the commencement of January aft a mostly dismal spell successful complaint of the Pilgrims. He failed to triumph an distant crippled with the South Coast broadside and endured a bid of thrashings.

Given his unconvincing CV, it is improbable the Manchester United icon volition beryllium handed a speedy instrumentality to management. He disappointed with DC United and was past sacked by Birmingham City aft conscionable 15 games successful charge.

Between his spells successful management, Rooney has worked arsenic a pundit for a fig of broadcasters. And having spent clip with the BBC during Euro 2024 past summer, helium present looks acceptable to marque a return.

According to The Sun, Rooney is successful negotiations to articulation the corporation's flagship Match of the Day programme arsenic a pundit. The 39-year-old is looking to articulation the revamped amusement aft Gary Lineker's exit arsenic big astatine the extremity of the season.

The BBC person confirmed that Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates volition regenerate Lineker. Rooney is hoping to articulation the presenting trio arsenic 1 of the programme's rotating impermanent pundits.

It is said helium could bid a wage of £200,000 per year, depending connected however galore appearances helium makes. The negotiations are said to beryllium successful the aboriginal stages, but are 'looking promising'.

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Rooney is present taking immoderate clip to enactment retired precisely what helium wants to bash next, with punditry 1 of his options. A fig of different broadcasters are besides understood to beryllium funny successful bringing Rooney onboard.

He was a deed with viewers during Euro 2024, earlier cutting his enactment abbreviated to commencement astatine Plymouth. The BBC's manager of athletics Alex Kay-Jelski has hinted that a fig of surprises person been lined up for viewers of Match of the Day up of adjacent season.

“I cognize viewers volition emotion these 3 unthinkable broadcasters and journalists astatine the bosom of our shot sum adjacent season. They’re superb astatine what they bash and Match of the Day viewers tin beryllium definite they volition beryllium good looked aft arsenic the large shot talking points are expertly analysed," helium said earlier this week.

“Gary has done a phenomenal occupation astatine Match of the Day for the past 26 years, he’ll beryllium missed greatly and we each inactive get to bask him connected our screens crossed immoderate of football’s top tournaments.

“Outside of Match of the Day we’ve got immoderate large caller shows, voices and surprises lined up for the 2025/26 play crossed audio, video and integer and we look guardant to sharing them with you each aboriginal successful the year. It’s a genuinely breathtaking clip for BBC Sport’s shot coverage.”

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