SportPesa News Transfer Juice: Domestics Forced Rooney To Quit DC United, Lukaku Still Missing

7th August 2019

Dejected Michael Hector has left Chelsea without playing a single match since his signing in 2015

Wayne Rooney celebrates a goal for DC United. PHOTO/File
Wayne Rooney celebrates a goal for DC United. PHOTO/File
SUMMARY
  • Coleen Rooney is said to be over the moon that her husband Wayne, 33, is putting his family ahead of his career 'for the first time' as he vows to save their marriage
  • Gareth Bale has been left out of Real Madrid's squad for their pre-season friendly against Red Bull Salzburg as he edge closer to a Bernabeu exit
  • Everton are preparing a third offer of £60million plus Cenk Tosun for Wilfried Zaha as they bid to land their main transfer target before Thursday's deadline

NAIROBI, Kenya- Reports have emerged claiming former England captain Wayne Rooney was forced to quit DC United FC over domestic pressure with his wife Coleen rejoicing after he decided to put family first ahead of his career.

In another rejoinder, Arsenal star Mesut Ozil is set to replace Rooney at the US based outfit, as the latter is headed to English Championship side Derby United.

Romelu Lukaku went missing at Man United training for the second day with the Belgium reported to be practising with the Under 18s at his old club Anderlecht.

Dejected Michael Hector has left Chelsea without playing a single match since his signing in 2015.

Here is the latest hottest transfer gossip gathered by the SportPesa News Transfer juice on Wednesday:

Domestic pressure forced Rooney to quit DC United 

Coleen Rooney is said to be over the moon that her husband Wayne, 33, is putting his family ahead of his career 'for the first time' as he vows to save their marriage.Insiders revealed that the WAG, 33, is said to have engineered his move from DC United to Derby in a player-coach role and is happy for 'return' so long as they are home with their sons Kai, nine, Klay, six, Kit, three, and 17-month-old Cass. READ MORE

Ozil to replace Rooney

Wayne Rooney could be replaced by Mesut Ozil at DC United.The Washington side are set for talks with representatives of the Arsenal midfielder after Rooney agreed to join Championship side Derby as a player-coach in January. READ MORE

Bale again left out of Madrid squad

Gareth Bale has been left out of Real Madrid's squad for their pre-season friendly against Red Bull Salzburg as he edge closer to a Bernabeu exit.Zinedine Zidane's side are due to continue their preparations for the new campaign against the Austrian champions on Wednesday night but Bale will play no part in the fixture. READ MORE

Everton launch third bid for Zaha

Everton are preparing a third offer of £60million plus Cenk Tosun for Wilfried Zaha as they bid to land their main transfer target before Thursday's deadline. On Tuesday, the Blues saw a second bid rejected for the winger, after proposing a £65m deal which included Tosun and midfielder James McCarthy. READ MORE

Hector leaves Chelsea without playing a single match

Chelsea central defender Michael Hector is in talks over a permanent move to Sheffield Wednesday where he spent last season on loan. Hector, 27, is finally ready to make a clean break from Stamford Bridge having failed to make a single first-team appearance for Chelsea since a £4million transfer from Reading in 2015. READ MORE

Lukaku missing at Man United training

Romelu Lukaku went AWOL from Manchester United for a second day as talks continued over his move to Inter Milan. Lukaku once again trained with Anderlecht Under 18s on Tuesday even though he has not been given permission by United to stay in Brussels. READ MORE