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“Manchester United“ legend and the club's all-time top scorer Wayne Rooney was close to moving to one of the giants in Spain in 2010. He himself, an Englishman, told about it on the „Man Utd“ club's website, at that time beginning to doubt whether the „Red Devils“ were capable of attracting the most famous footballers to their ranks. „At that time, there was much talk about my possible move to „Chelsea“. Jose Mourinho wanted to see me in his team. However, my services were also of interest to Madrid's „Real“, „Barcelona“ and even „Manchester City“, though the latter team was not really considered as a possible next career step. I remember that at that time I was almost determined to move to Spain. I would have liked to play for „Barcelona“, but there were more chances to move to „Real“. A few days of serious negotiations took place between my representatives and the clubs. I remember thinking at the time that it would be amazing to play in Barcelona with players like Messi, Xavi, Iniesta or Busquets. At that time Messi did not play in the striker position, so I thought there would definitely be a place for me there. However, after a few days, I spoke with the „Man Utd“ executives and decided to stay in the team,” said W. Rooney.
