Internet Desk: All time goal scorer of Manchester United, Wayne Mark Rooney has left for his previous club Everton on a free transfer.
The all time goal scorer for his nation made an emotional return to his boyhood club after spending 13 years in Manchester.
Everton confirmed the two-year deal with a short teaser video entitled ‘welcome home Wayne’.
‘It’s a great feeling to be back. I’m excited, I cannot wait to meet the lads, get on the training pitch and then get on the pitch to play. I’m ecstatic – I just cannot wait to get back playing.
‘I’m excited, and I’m excited by the signings that the Club have made. This club is moving forward. This football club should be winning trophies and we’re taking huge steps to being involved and trying to win trophies.
Rooney said the first game back will be an emotional day and that he was looking forward to it.
‘I’m not just coming back because it’s the team I support, the team I grew up playing for – I’m coming back because I feel the Club can move forward and be successful,’ he said.
‘I want to be part of it. There will be pressure on me to perform, but I’m ready to go. I believe I can help move this club forward and be more successful on the pitch.
‘With the new stadium in the pipeline, it’s an exciting time to be an Everton player, to be an Everton fan.
‘It’s on us players to make those times even more exciting by giving them good performances and try to help them be successful and bring trophies to the Club.’
‘Wayne has shown me that ambition that we need and that winning mentality – he knows how to win titles and I’m really happy he’s decided to come home,’ Koeman said.
‘He loves Everton and he was desperate to come back. He is still only 31 and I don’t have any doubts about his qualities. It’s fantastic he’s here.