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Wayne Rooney is on the centre of a four-way tug-of-war for his first job since being sacked as Plymouth Argyle supervisor, with the giants of sports activities TV circling the Manchester United legend.
Rooney is about to function as a pundit for Amazon’s protection of the upcoming Champions League match between Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid.
And as per The Mirror, the broadcaster has held discussions about bringing him on board as a daily member of their crew, which additionally options Daniel Sturridge and Alan Shearer, with Gabby Logan presenting.
The previous United captain finds himself with time on his arms after parting methods with Plymouth on New 12 months’s Eve, and this has not gone unnoticed by rival broadcasters searching for huge names.
The Mirror declare that “affords have been flooding in” for United’s report goalscorer, who has already featured on Sky, BBC and TNT Sports activities.
It’s reported that BBC’s Match of the Day “would fortunately signal him up” because the present prepares for all times past Gary Lineker, which is assumed to incorporate “a distinct and wider number of visitors.”
The report continues that Sky Sports activities “fee him extremely” and word that he supplied robust views on The Overlap final week.
And finishing the quartet vying for Rooney’s time, TNT have beforehand employed the 39-year-old, choosing his brains for final season’s conflict between Everton and United.
The implication is that they want to name on him for extra protection sooner or later.
However whereas these three are well-established within the soccer broadcasting sport, Amazon are nonetheless creating their providing and would probably like to lock Rooney down as a flagship acquisition.
The Mirror consider that securing him as a daily pundit “could be an enormous coup” for Amazon, who share Champions League rights with TNT this season.
If all goes to plan, Rooney will probably be pitchside on the Etihad for subsequent week’s last-16 play-off.
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