Report: Wayne Rooney may be asked to stay at Everton

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Farhad Moshiri is reportedly keen to allow Wayne Rooney to leave Everton, but Bill Kenwright has managed to talk some of the directors around.

According to a report from the Daily Mail, Everton may end up deciding to ask Wayne Rooney to stay at Goodison Park for another season despite the forward agreeing his move to DC United in principle.

The Mail reports that majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri was keen to allow the 32-year-old to leave the Toffees during the upcoming summer window, and a £12.5 million move to MLS appeared to be all but done with Rooney resigned to leaving the club he only rejoined in 2017.

However, chairman Bill Kenwright is convinced that the deal would be a poor decision from Everton, and the Mail reports that his concerns have created the kind of doubt amongst the Toffees board that could see the club now ask Rooney to reconsider and stay on Merseyside for another year.

The Mail adds that Sam Allardyce’s future remains up in the air and he has had little to do with the potential move to America – with Rooney knowing that Moshiri is the driving force behind the idea as he looks to free up his £150,000-a-week wages on the wage bill.

Rooney may not appear to be the player that he was at the peak of his powers, but it is not surprising that Kenwright believes that letting him go could be a mistake by the Toffees.

The former England captain remains the club’s top goalscorer in the Premier League and has achieved that while often playing in midfield and falling closer to the periphery under Allardyce.

Having the wages available may be beneficial to Everton as they look to bounce back from a fairly underwhelming season. But freeing up those wages would mean that the Toffees have let go of a player who has arguably been one of their best during this campaign.