Wayne Rooney addresses ‘speculation’ among Birmingham City links

Wayne Rooney has responded to reports linking him with Birmingham City and amid contract uncertainty at his current club DC United.

The Man Utd great has been linked with the Blues after speculation suggested John Eustace was of interest to Rangers, where Michael Beale is said to be under pressure.

Rangers sit fourth, four points behind Celtic after just four games creating false reports at Ibrox – and suggestions they like Eustace.

The Blues head coach has had a very positive start to the season, aided by a wave of goodwill after taking over from Tom Wagner and benefiting from the continuity provided by his second season in charge of the club. the set brings. There is certainly nothing to suggest that Wagner wanted to part with the famous Eustace. However, the Telegraph claim Rooney is a highly sought after candidate and his contract in Washington expires in December. On Saturday night, Rooney said:
“The contract situation is what it is and that can wait until the end of the season. Unfortunately, I can’t stop the speculation, it happens, but my only goal is to try to get DC United into the playoffs.

Rooney is in his second season at DC United but his participation in the end-of-season play-offs is uncertain, they are ninth in the 15-team Eastern Conference table and in last place in the qualifying round. Rooney recently expressed his dissatisfaction that his medium-term future has not been resolved.

He told the Washington Post:
“I’m a bit disappointed and depressed because I haven’t been able to contact you for two months. We asked about a new deal. We can sit down and talk about it. We received no response. Either way, I can take on any situation. I was hoping we would at least talk about it. That is not the case.

“We asked to sit down and talk because planning for next season needs to get underway. So two months ago, we asked where things were, were we moving forward or not moving forward – if that was the case from their perspective – and we didn’t get an answer. word.

“It’s frustrating because I want to know what the plan is anyway because we have to plan for next season. We must do this as soon as possible. The fact that we haven’t received a response yet probably indicates one thing, but I’m sure they’ll have a reason for that. So I will wait and see.

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Colin was one of three players to join the Blues from Brentford in August 2017, along with Harlee Dean and Jota as part of a flurry of signings under Harry Redknapp.

The 31-year-old only worked with Redknapp for a few weeks after being sacked in September 2017 following a poor start to the season. Despite the departure of his manager, Colin remained a regular starter and was Birmingham’s first-choice right-back for the most part. about his time at St Andrew’s.

Despite scoring two goals and providing three assists in 48 appearances in all competitions last season, missing just two league matches, Colin left the club this summer. .

Manager John Eustace insisted in April that he wanted to keep Colin at St Andrew’s, but the Frenchman confirmed his departure in an emotional message to supporters online society in July. Colin wrote on Instagram: “After 6 years and 253 games with the club, it’s time for me to say goodbye.

“It wasn’t always easy, but I always gave my all for the blue shirt and wore it with great pride. The entire club has shown resilience through difficult times and better days are to come.

“Thank you very much to all the staff and players