Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney turned down a move to China in the summer when approached by representatives from Beijing Guoan, according to The Guardian.
The 31-year-old has been the source of constant interest from the Chinese Super League, who have been keen to secure him as a marquee signing for years and Beijing Guoan’s honorary chairman confirmed that they had approached Rooney’s agent Paul Stretford in regards to a move in the summer.
However, Luo Ning said Rooney was keen to see out his deal in Manchester:
We indeed made an approach for Rooney at the beginning of the season but he’s informed us that he wants to stay in Manchester United.
Rooney says he’ll keep playing in the Premier League as long as his health allows. We even met with his agent.
Despite being dropped from United’s regular starting eleven by José Mourinho just after the start of the season, Rooney has been determined to fight his way back into the side and is content to see out his current contract, which runs until June 2019.
Rooney was restored back to the United first-team for the first time since September as United won 3-1 at Swansea at the weekend. The captain played a pivotal part in all three Reds goals as Mourinho’s men got back to winning ways in the Premier League.
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