Wayne Rooney Says He Wants to Leave Man United For Bayern Munich, Says Report: The Nightly EPL

On the list of the most trustworthy British tabloid sources, The Mirror ranks near the bottom, only beaten out by the dredge of The Daily Express and The Daily Star, so when The Mirror runs a story saying that Wayne Rooney has confided with teammates that he wants to leave Manchester United for Bayern Munich, I don’t have much confidence that the article is correct.

In March, the British newspapers were conjuring up tales about Rooney wanting to leave United. And I don’t see this time being any different either. While Rooney is a talented footballer, I can’t see him fitting in with Bayern Munich. If he was going to leave, he could and should have left three years ago when City offered him a huge deal.

Anyway, why Bayern Munich? Are the tabloids mentioning that club because they’re the team du jour? It sounds like a loud of bollocks to me.

Here are tonight’s Premier League news headlines:

• Wayne Rooney confides he wants to leave for Bayern Munich — The Mirror
• Roberto Martinez insists Wigan can still avoid relegation — The Telegraph
• Michel Vorm: Swansea ease injury fears over goalkeeper — BBC Sport
• André Villas-Boas accuses Wojciech Szczesny of lacking respect — The Guardian
• Quantifying the significance of the Chelsea/Tottenham match — Forbes
• Tottenham’s André Villas-Boas says ‘invisible’ Chelsea lack style — The Guardian
• Liverpool council defend regeneration plans for Anfield area — The Independent
• FA Cup Final Day – ITV-style (Part 2) — The Football Attic
• Rafael Benitez: We know who the next Chelsea boss will be — Evening Standard
• José Mourinho could stay at Real Madrid thanks to €20m penalty clause — The Guardian
• Steven Gerrard out for rest of Liverpool’s season and two England friendlies — The Telegraph
• Swansea will not consider selling Ashley Williams for less than £10m — Sky Sports
• Chevy uses Manchester United deal to enter Chinese marketplace — Sports Business Daily
• Ferguson says United considered the Etihad site for the club’s new training ground — Telegraph
• Swansea are ready to rekindle their interest in midfielder Ludovic Sylvestre — Sky Sports
• Manchester City could face former player Mario Balotelli in pre-season friendly — Telegraph
• Yossi Benayoun subjected to antisemitic abuse on Twitter — The Guardian
• Club’s ban could happen to you, reporter warns — Sports Journalist’s Association
• Paul Scholes set for Old Trafford swansong against Swansea — Telegraph
• The cost of failure: what missing out on Champions League could mean — The Guardian
• Daniel Agger says his fitness struggles have led him to consider retirement — Sky Sports
• Liverpool’s failure to build a new stadium has let down city and fans — The Guardian
• The early 1980s decline & fall of Manchester City — 200%
• Gareth Bale plans to put ‘heart’ goal celebration on clothing after filing trademark — Telegraph
• Scott Sinclair has undergone surgery to remove a blood clot in his shoulder — Sky Sports
• Kenny Jackett in Wolverhampton Wanderers frame after leaving Millwall — Telegraph
• Everton shareholders set to force summer EGM — Liverpool Echo
• Steve Bruce hoping to sign Curtis Davies from Birmingham for £3 million — Telegraph
• Harry Redknapp says Julio Cesar will leave Queen’s Park Rangers — The Independent
• Pepe Reina could be wanted by Barcelona as replacement for Victor Valdes — Telegraph
• FIFA 13 sees a 30% improvement on the sales of FIFA 12 — FIFA Soccer Blog

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