Wayne Rooney makes new Everton and Manchester United manager admission live on BBC Sport
Wayne Rooney harbours dreams of managing Everton and Manchester United in the future he said live on BBC Sport.
The former Toffees ace was sacked by Birmingham City after just 15 games in charge on January 3 (Sky Sports) and has also had spells with Derby County and DC United.
Despite his disappointing spell at St Andrews, the former England captain and ex-Goodison Park star, has not been put off getting back in the dugout and has long-term ambitions to manage Everton.
Speaking live on BBC Sport’s coverage of United’s FA Cup clash with Nottingham Forest, Rooney responded when Gary Lineker said Everton and United should be the target.
“That’s the aim, that’s where I want to get to,” he said in quotes reported by the Metro (28 February).
“Obviously United or Everton, these big jobs. You want to try and do them. It’s a process and I’ve got to go through the steps of getting back on track, back into management and in the next 10 years I’m in a position where I can go into one of the big jobs.”
Will Wayne Rooney manage Everton or Manchester United?
Rooney did a pretty admirable job in charge at Derby in extremely difficult financial circumstances at the time at Pride Park but his spell at DC was not exactly groundbreaking.
Then he went to Birmingham to replace a popular figure in John Eustace at a time when the team were in the playoffs but they plummeted down the Championship table with Man Utd’s all-time leading goalscorer in charge.
The thing is, though, he is still relatively young in terms of his managerial career. So, is he going to be in charge at Goodison Park anytime soon? No, that is not likely let’s be honest.
Long term, though? Well, it really is a case of never say never. If Rooney can get back into management and learn from any past mistakes and prove he has what it takes to succeed in the dugout then one day maybe he will return to the club.
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