Uncertain future: Could Rooney be heading to Chelsea? (Picture: Press Association)

Wayne Rooney is ready to tell Manchester United he wants a transfer this week – with Chelsea ready to table a new £40million bid, according to reports.

Rooney is said to be furious his Old Trafford future is still up in the air with just under two weeks to go before the new Premier League season and is said to be eager to join Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge.

New United boss David Moyes is still determined to hang on to the England forward and has already turned down a previous bid for Chelsea, as well as an offer from Arsenal.



But Rooney hopes a switch to Chelsea will allow him to be first-choice in his preferred position upfront.


And the Daily Mail reports that Mourinho will act fast by trying to snap up the 27-year-old by offering £10m higher than their previous bid.

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If United do sell, however, they would prefer to do so to a club not in the Premier League, although the club’s official stance is that the player is not for sell and remains a big part of their plans for the future.