Jose Mourinho will not intervene if Wayne Rooney chooses to join the Chinese Super League. The Manchester United forward has been linked with an exit from Old Trafford.
Rooney recently became the highest ever goal scorer for United when he scored from a free kick against Stoke City in the last match. But the 31-year-old is not the first choice striker that he is used to be. Mourinho brought Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the summer and the Swede has been absolutely phenomenal for them, being the highest scorer for United so far.
Rooney could earn a mammoth £700,000 a week if he does opt to make a move to China. A number of big players have moved to China recently the latest being former Chelsea midfielder Oscar.
Mourinho said, “I think the future belongs to him and what he wants in his career. The way he wants to end it, the way he wants to enjoy the last part, that belongs to him.
“I don’t like to be critical of players who decide to go to China. It’s their life, it’s their career.
“The money is huge, the experience can also be interesting.
“I know some of my colleagues think they are more important than they are, and think they can interfere in the lives of other people, but I’m not that sort of guy.
“Could anyone have been critical of Zlatan if, last summer, he decided to go to China or USA, one guy who has had an amazing career — and it is the same with Wayne.
“To be honest, in Wayne’s case, I have no idea, because he’s never mentioned it to me.”
