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New Everton manager Marco Silva has called time on Wayne Rooney's Everton career and wants to replace England's all-time leading goalscorer with Norwich City's James Maddison report the Mirror .

Prodigal Son Rooney who returned to Goodison Park last summer after 13 years at Manchester United, wanted to stay put but waited to hear what the new Blues boss had to say on his future before deciding whether to take up an offer to join US team DC United.

However, the Portuguese coach has made it clear that the 32-year-old is not in his plans, paving the way for Rooney to complete his proposed switch to Major League Soccer.

Silva, 40, feels that the veteran star, who raced to double figures – his highest Everton goals total – by December last year but then failed to score in the second half of the season, is no longer good enough.

Rooney, who visited the US Consulate in Belfast last week to process his paperwork to play Stateside, will now get agent Paul Stretford to negotiate the pay-off for the remaining 12 months of his contract with an agreement in principle on a three-year deal in Washington awaiting him.

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Meanwhile, Maddison, 21, is one of Silva's top summer targets.

The Canaries hope to make £25million on the player who netted 15 goals and provided eight assists in an impressive breakthrough season in the Championship.

Everton are also believed to be monitoring the situation over Portugal international midfielder William Carvalho after he and several team-mates gave notice on their contracts at Lisbon-based Sporting after being attacked by masked fans at their training ground last month.