Wayne Rooney Set to Land £52million as Part of New Manchester United Contract: Daily Soccer Report

Wayne Rooney is set to land a £52million deal as part of a new Manchester United contract, according to a report in The Sun newspaper.

The reports are that Manchester United are ready to offer Rooney a four-year extension to his contract, which would earn Rooney £52million over the four years from wages and bonuses.

The paper reports that Manchester United are close to wrapping up the legal paperwork to push the deal through, which will be welcoming news to United fans with Rooney being one of the players of the season thus far for the Red Devils.

Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Wayne Rooney set to land £52million as part of new Manchester United contract — Metro
• Paolo Di Canio hits out at O’Neill and says Sunderland players had cramp just from driving to training — The Mirror
• Man Utd reports record revenues for first quarter — BBC Sport
• Demba Ba eyes Turkey switch as Chelsea line up move for Porto striker Jackson Martinez — Evening Standard
• Social media unrest at West Ham United — ESPN FC
• Kevin de Bruyne must quit Chelsea, Wilmot warns — Evening Standard
• Hull City still keen on West Brom striker Shane Long — Metro
• Rene Meulensteen’s training methods can win points for Martin Jol — Evening Standard
• Jonas Olsson says José Mourinho called him a ‘Mickey Mouse player’ — The Guardian
• Phil Jones begs David Moyes: Let me play centre-back at Manchester United — Metro
• Manchester United lose out to Anderlecht in race for 11-year-old ‘new Romelu Lukaku’ — The Mail
• Arsenal ‘offered January move’ for former Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou — Metro
• Paolo Di Canio hits back at ‘charlatan’ jibe by claiming Martin O’Neill ‘is not very big’ — The Independent
• Andreas Cornelius returns to action to hand Cardiff City a big Premier League boost — Wales Online
• Ray Clemence describes his battle with cancer as a ‘shock’ following his recent retirement — Independent
• Former Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger missing — Newcastle Chronicle
• Di Canio explains his Sunderland ban on ketchup, and why Phil Bardsley was guilty of treason — Independent
• Wilfried Zaha went clubbing till 4am in Croydon the night before Man United played Arsenal — 101GG

International soccer

• Vicente del Bosque agrees deal to take Spain to Euro 2016 — The Independent
• Cristiano Ronaldo has £7.5m Nike contract riding on Portugal’s place in World Cup 2014 — The Mail
• France and Ukraine trade chicken-based insults ahead of their World Cup playoff tie — 101GG
• Ashley Cole not an automatic choice for England now, says Roy Hodgson — The Independent
• Zlatan: Ronaldo vs me gives fans something to read about before Sweden v Portugal World Cup playoff — The Guardian
• Germans snub England match by taking only 1,000 tickets for Wembley — The Guardian
• FIFA “unable to intervene” in case of footballer trapped in Qatar over pay dispute — World Football Insider
• Chris Coleman signs new contract to remain as Wales manager until 2016 — The Guardian
• Saido Berahino wrongly booked for RIP T-shirt message for his recently deceased father after scoring — 101GG
• Spain: the inside story of La Roja’s historic treble — The Guardian
• FIFA close to deal with Premier League to switch 2022 Qatar World Cup to winter — SBJ
• World Cup play-offs are not fair but abolishing them would be worse — The Guardian
• Jurgen Klinsmann sets England World Cup 2014 target — BBC Sport
• Samuel Eto’o alleges his Cameroon team mates of conspirary against him — News On The Go
• Talksport confirms deal to broadcast 2014 World Cup — SportsPro

La Liga

• Messi’s management team rubbish rift rumours after reports of a fall-out with medical staff — Independent

US soccer

• Seattle Sounders decide to keep Sigi Schmid as coach — Seattle
• Robbie Keane agrees new LA Galaxy deal — FOX Soccer
• New USL Pro franchise arrives, Oklahoma City Energy FC unveiled — Pro Soccer Talk

UEFA Champions League

• ITV set to announce UK rights to Champions League highlights package — The Independent

Football League

• Robert Plant pays £900 to play at Wolves testimonial — The Guardian

Bundesliga

• Borussia Dortmund line up Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa to replace Robert Lewandowski — 101GG
• Franck Ribery believes he “deserves” Ballon d’Or — Pro Soccer Talk

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