Wayne Rooney could walk away from Manchester United next summer for just £5 million due to a little-used FIFA ruling.
The Webster ruling allows players to buy out the last year of their contracts for the price of their wages plus a nominal compensation fee, meaning that the England talisman could leave for less than a tenth of his market value.
According to a report in The Independent, Spanish law firm Ruiz Huerta y Crespo - who have been involved in every major Webster ruling case - have confirmed that Rooney would qualify to leave next summer for a bargain price.
Rooney signed his current in November 2006, meaning that he has served more than the minimum three-year 'protected period' during which United could have blocked a deal.
Webster ruling transfers can only take place in the summer, but the revelation that Rooney could walk away for so little is expected to force Manchester United into action - either to sell the player in January or tie him down to a new contract.
And with Rooney having already rejected an offer of £150,000 a week to stay at Old Trafford, the odds on him leaving in the next transfer window appear to be growing by the day.
The Webster ruling is named after former Hearts defender Andy Webster, who set the legal precedent after forcing a move to Stoke in 2006.
so if Rooney do leave, who will Man Utd bring in to replace Rooney? Well, according to The Daily Star, Man Utd will try to get Torres!
Manchester United are determined to land Liverpool striker Fernando Torres if Wayne Rooney leaves Old Trafford, according to this morning's papers.
The Daily Star - whose Sunday edition was the first to nail the Rooneygate story at the weekend - reports that Alex Ferguson will make a £50 million bid to bring the injury-prone Spaniard to United.
Fergie has long been a fan of Torres, and was vying for his signature alongside Liverpool when the player originally moved to England.
And though £50m is a lot of cash for debt-laden United, the Red Devils boss reportedly hopes that the commercial value of landing Torres would outweigh the financial concerns.
Needless to say, the papers are almost completely dominated by the Rooney news, with the biggest story being that the striker will go to Manchester City for an astonishing £500,000 a week.
WOW! £500,000 per week??? That is about £26m per year! But first thing first... do you think Rooney will leave this January? Or will he leave next summer? And if he leave, where will be his likely destination? I don't think Man Utd will let him go to any BPL rivals, so I guess he will go to either Real Madrid or Barcelona... so what do you think? Discuss!
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