I'm convinced it's us.
Why i don't think it's Real
They've already ruled themselves out of the running. If this was anybody other than them, we'd believe it. However, this time they may be right. They have Higuain, Benzema, Ozil, Kaka, Ronaldo, Di Maria, Canales and Pedro Leon. Higuain has 31 goals in 39 games last season, and he's started well again this season. Similar story for Ronaldo. Mourinho also seems fairly keen on taking over from Ferguson after Real Madrid sack him (Which they will at some point). I can't see him rocking the boat too much.
Why i don't think it's Barca
Simple really. They've spent their panic money already on Mascherano. They're pretty skint anyway, and had to take a loan out of over £100m in the summer just to pay players wages.
Why i don't think it's Chelsea
They'll probably show a lot of interest to be honest. The problem is the same as the problem they faced when showing an interest in Yaya Toure and David Silva. They're filthy rich, but they can't compete financially with us. On a sporting level they don't hold the Champions League card considering he'd be cup tied anyway. In terms of future prospects they don't really hold an advantage, or if they do, it vanishes as soon as we reach the Champions League. I don't think Coleen would be too happy with him joining Terry and Cole at Chelsea either. Haha. Can you imagine...
Rooney: "I'm just nipping round to JT's for a game of Fifa."
Coleen: "Like fuck you are"
See, that wouldn't work.
Why i don't think it's anyone else
AC Milan don't have a pot to piss in. United wouldn't loan him out. I don't think he'd go to play under Benitez, and i don't think Italy in itself would appeal due to the declining reputation of the league. The only other team in England i've heard as a possible destination is Liverpool, but that's probably not even worth discussing. Staying at United is more likely than the above 3 teams in all honesty.
Why i think it's us
Everything points to us. We have the money to satisfy him, and we have the sporting ambition. We'd move heaven and earth to sign him if he became available...which he has. There's no way in hell we'd let this chance pass without a huge fight. Cook will have been all over for this for a while.
Then there is Coleen. She has a career here. Would she move abroad for him after what he's done? Would she even move out of the north for him? Then there's her little sister. A very small detail but she's reportedly very, very close to her, devoted to seeing her 3 times per week. That would stop with a move outside of the North.
Then we have Cook's napkin, with a potential blockbuster on it. I don't think Balotelli is the blockbuster. Infact i don't think any of the signings over the summer were. We made great signings, but i think it would take a really big name to catch Gallagher's attention like that. Sounds silly, but then Ferguson declares that he knew Rooney wanted out in August. It starts to fall into place.
He's almost certainly got a deal in place with someone. Something this big doesn't get 'leaked' unless it is in preparation for a pre-agreed deal, at least between the player and the club. There's no way in hell Real Madrid would be able to keep quiet over this. They signed Ronaldo 6 times before they actually did ;-)
And, on the last day of the last window, we sold our number 10. We have a nice, shiny number 10 shirt ready to be claimed.
I rest my case. Welcome to Manchester. :-)
