wayne rooney signed for man utd in august 2004.
when did wayne rooney sign for man utd?
august 2004
rooney submitted a transfer request in august 2004, despite everton having made a new contract offer valued at £50,000 per week. everton then rejected a bid of £20 million from newcastle, and ultimately signed for manchester united at the end of the month after a £25.6 million deal was reached. it was the highest fee ever paid for a player under 20 years old; rooney was still only 18 when he left everton. sir alex ferguson, then manager of united, said that "there were plenty of eyebrows raised" when he persuaded the club's board of directors to sanction "a multi-million pound" move to try to sign rooney from everton.
wayne rooney
the next match saw manchester united win 3–0 against newcastle united at st james' park. goals from jonny evans and patrice evra, both headed from corners gave united a 2–0 lead before tom cleverley scored a curling screamer from 25 yards. the next match saw united win 4–2 against stoke city, wayne rooney scored an own goal in the 11th minute before equalising in the 28th minute. van persie gave united the lead just before the break, and danny welbeck's diving header gave united a two-goal advantage before michael kightly cut the margin in the 58th minute. seven minutes later, wayne rooney scored to restore man utd's two-goal lead and win the game 4–2.
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