Report: Kenwright and Moshiri divided on Wayne Rooney’s Everton future

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Wayne Rooney reportedly has the chance to leave Everton for Major League Soccer during the summer.

According to a report from the Daily Mail, Everton chairman Bill Kenwright and majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri are currently divided over Wayne Rooney’s future at Goodison Park as the forward considers a potential move to MLS side DC United.

The 32-year-old has arguably enjoyed a decent first season back with the Toffees, scoring 10 goals in 31 Premier League games, which is certainly not a bad record at all given that he has often played in midfield since returning from Manchester United.

Nevertheless, the Mail reports that Rooney is ready to accept the chance to make the switch to America with DC United in talks over a £12.5 million deal and the former England captain becoming disillusioned with life under Sam Allardyce.

But it appears that if it was down to Kenwright, Rooney’s second Everton spell would last longer than one season as he would prefer to see the £160,000-a-week ace – wages reported by Spotrac – stay with the club this summer, as would several members of the Toffees hierarchy.

However, the Mail adds that Moshiri agrees with Allardyce’s decision to tell Rooney to consider finding another club as he cannot guarantee him game-time next term – and that is a stance that has left many of Rooney’s Everton teammates surprised.

Rooney has certainly been much less influential since the turn of the year. He has not scored in 2018, but he remains the side’s top goalscorer by some margin and letting him go could be something of a gamble.

And given that Everton’s second highest goalscorer is Oumar Niasse – the pair have contributed 17 goals between them in the league this term despite not exactly being stalwarts of Allardyce’s side – it could be fair to say that there will be a lot of pressure on the Toffees’ recruitment department over the summer if the path is left clear for Rooney to depart.