Transfer Speculation: Wayne Rooney To Real Madrid? Blah Blah Yawn

"A proper England lad with English roots...why would he leave?" Darren Gough - TalkSport

Well Darren this is why...

100% pay rise, technically better quality of football, a beautiful climate in which to play the beautiful game. However, Wayne Rooney will be going absolutely nowhere this or any season, at least in the foreseeable future.

Whilst Sir Alex Ferguson - his mentor - is at the club and the Glazers' eyes don't swell too much at the sight of £90 million in cash for United's favourite scouser don't expect the number 10 shirt to be up for grabs in late August.

Arsene Wenger believes that La Liga is not as good a league as people think it is saying: "I can't see anybody with a competitive edge wanting to go to Spain. They have two good teams and the number three is 27 points behind.

"Next weekend the players threatened to strike because they are not paid. It is a league in complete disarray." (BBC Sport)

A very good point. One perhaps Rooney will have privately contemplated when reading the back pages. On those same pages from The Sun are the staggering amounts he will be offered, £250,000 over five years.

Also on his mind will be the tantalising thought of linking up with his former partner in crime Cristiano Ronaldo. Imagine that.

But that is all Florentino Perez will be able to do, imagine. The current project at Real Madrid and loyal Madridistas will have to do without the talents of the 24 year old.

The Liverpudlian is a home bird and has a young family and the thought of leaving Manchester United - where he is having his most destructive season - is laughable.

For all those fans of Chelsea / Man City / Arsenal and the rest, keep dreaming, Wayne Rooney will be going nowhere.