Wayne Rooney set to be handed immediate return to work in mega-money deal after Man Utd legend axed by Plymouth
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WAYNE ROONEY is set to be offered an instant return back to work, Sun Online can reveal. The England legend left Plymouth Argyle after a disastrous run as manager which saw the Championship side rooted to the bottom of the League. A statement issued on Tuesday morning revealed that Rooney and the south-west club had agreed to part ways.
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But the former Man Utd and Everton striker isn’t going to be twiddling his thumbs for long. Sources have told Sun Online Rooney is likely to be offered a mega-bucks deal to work as a football pundit, having impressed during screen stints on ITV and Sky.
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A TV insider said: "Wayne is regarded as one of the best pundits in the business. "He’s very, very knowledgeable about the game. "And even though he’s actually quite a shy person, he really feels at home in a TV studio. The insider added: "It’s been a rubbish end to 2024 for Wayne, but he’s not going to be out of work for long.
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"He’ll be offered punditry work straight away and there’s interest from Sky in a potential long-term deal to tie him down as a pundit. FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS. "Wayne still harbours ambitions of making it as a manager. "But, like Gary Neville, it might end up being the case that he can carve out a more successful and lucrative career as a pundit rather than as a manager in the dugout.".
Before accepting the Argyle job, Rooney had been working as a pundit on a string of channels. He would regularly discuss and review England and Manchester United games. He also regularly appeared alongside Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright and Roy Keane on The Overlap.
