Within a day of the announcement that Fergie will cease his 26 year tenure at Old Trafford, news that Wayne Rooney had asked to leave United two weeks ago has hit the club hard. It’s not the first time the England international has done so; back in 2010, he called off contract negotiations and submitted a transfer request. Back then all issues were resolved and a new contract was signed, but three years later it’s hard to see Rooney in a United shirt for much longer. Speculation started when Ferguson picked Welbeck and left the striker on the bench against Real Madrid. Now it seems the 27-year-old feels that he is no longer the centre of the team, especially after the very impressive performance of Van Persie this season. He’s had to drop into a deeper role to allow the Welbeck, RVP partnership to continue and it seems that he isn’t too pleased. When he signed for the club 9 years ago, he was the subject of a bidding war, being the most sought out teenager in recent years. Now with his outrageous wages there aren’t many clubs that can afford him and there doesn’t seem a mad rush from them to sign in, so where will he end up?

PSG

In the last 18 months, the Paris based side has been reformed thanks to the heavy investment made by their Qatari owners. They can certainly afford to pay his wages, and will certainly be seen as a major coup for the club. Rooney though has made no suggestion that he wants to play abroad and can you really see this pasty man living in France?

CHELSEA (Fav)

Probably the most likely option though this would depend on who takes over. He has always stated that he would want to remain in England, and Roman Abramovich would certainly love a strike force of Rooney and Torres. Could Rooney be the man to reignite the once fearsome Spaniard?

MAN CITY

They could certainly afford him. City will invest heavily in the summer to challenge again to make sure the title comes back to the blue side of the city. He won’t even have to move house and the club will make him their star player. However he would face a huge backlash from United fans who once made him their idol.

BARCELONA

Another club who could afford the transfer fee, however the wages could be problematic. Their unbelievable collapse in the Champions League Semi against Bayern mean they will need to invest to make sure it doesn’t happen again. However, a 4-3-3 formation and a ‘tika taka’ style of play could be difficult for Rooney to adapt to.

REAL MADRID

With Ronaldo looking more and more likely to follow Mourinho out of the door, Rooney could be his replacement. Fergie managed to get rid of Beckham to Madrid so it’s always a possibility that Rooney might follow in the same footsteps. Benzema and Higuain have had problems making the striker role their own, and the new manager might see Rooney as the man to spearhead his attack.

Finally

MANCHESTER UNITED

Fergie has said he won’t let Rooney leave and Fergie always seems to get his way. He kept Wayne back in 2010 and moved on Beckham back on 2003. It’s a possibility that Rooney will make a u-turn in his decision and with David Moyes taking over it’s could still go either way. Moyes handed Rooney his debut at 16 but in 2008, Moyes accepted damages over comments made in Rooney’s book about their relationship at Everton.