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What all Manchester United fans had feared has now come true. Sir Alex Ferguson today confirmed most of what has been reported in the pre s lately about the future of Wayne Rooney. Ferguson has confirmed that the striker is looking to leave the Red Devils. Ferguson spoke in a dramatic news conference to Manchester United TV (MUTV) ahead of the Champions League clash against Turkish club Bursaspor. He spoke of his shock and disappointment, but said that he did not have any clashes with Rooney.Rooney will mi s the match against Bursaspor after being carried off in training, again with the ankle injury that, according to Ferguson, has troubled him since the end of last season. Rooney does not intend to sign a new contract with the club, and the current contract expires at the end of the 2011/12 season. Despite looking worried and uncertain about whether Rooney would change his mind, Sir Alex has left the door open for him to agree to a new contract, which would take into consideration his ability and importance for the club.It is unlikely that any club would have the funds to pay close to the amount secured for Da'Ron Payne Jersey the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo, after a summer of spending by European clubs. Not even Real Madrid or Barcelona are said to have the required funds or team requirement to purchase the services of Rooney. The favourite team to sign the player is Manchester City, which have the money and would give the player an escape route from Old Trafford without leaving Manchester. United have known since last summer that Rooney will not sign the contract. Rooney signed for United in 2004 for 25.6 million. If the player is sold, one quarter of the part of the transfer fee over this amount will be owed to Everton, as part of the deal that brought Chris Cooley Jersey the player to Old Trafford in 2004.The comments of Ferguson, thanks to the , are:After all weve heard and read, it would be interesting to hear your point of view. Lets start with where it all began and the question of was Wayne injured?Yes, he was injured. We sent him for a scan and while he was able to train, he was still carrying traces of his injury. Why he was saying he wasnt injured, you can only gue s yourself. Its disappointing. When it came to the Sunderland game, I felt I would leave him out and give him a complete break so he could be fit for England. I thought if he went and played for England, at Wembley, we would get his form back. That was my intention, that was my idea, to galvanise him. Take a break from the games, get the training done, get his fitne s back. Get rid of the traces of the ankle injury away and play for England. So why hes come out and said that, Ive no idea.Have you fallen out?Weve never had any argument, not a bit. I think you have to understand the mechanics of these situations when people want to leave the club. Its an easy one to say hes fallen out with the manager, a very easy one to say. I think there are traces of that too.Were now hearing that he doesnt want to sign a new contract. What is the situation with his contract negotiations?That is true. David, in the early part of the summer, had opened talks with his agent. And that was to be continued after the World Cup. I was in the office on August 14 when David told me hed had a call from his agent saying that Wayne wasnt going to sign his contract. So then David came acro s to see me. He said he couldnt believe it and neither could I. I was dumbfounded, I couldnt understand it at all because only months before hed said he was at the biggest club in the world and he wanted to stay for life. We just dont know whats changed the boys mind. David was shocked, I was shocked. I had a meeting with the boy and he reiterated what his agent had said. He wanted to go. I said to him, Just remember one thing: respect this club. I dont want any nonsense from you, respect your club. What were seeing now in the media is disappointing because weve done Sammis Reyes Jersey everything we can for Wayne Rooney, since the minute hes come to the club. Weve always been there as a harbour for him. Any time hes been in trouble, the advice weve given him Ive even been prepared to give him financial advice, many times. But you do that for your players, not just Wayne Rooney. Thats Manchester United. This is a club which bases all its history and its tradition on the loyalty and trust between managers and players and the club. That goes back to the days of Sir Matt. Thats what its founded on. Waynes been a beneficiary of this help, just as Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and all the players have been. Thats what were there for. Theres been no falling out. Thats why we need to clarify the situation now for our fans. Because what we saw on Saturday was unacceptable. When we were at 2-2 and the fans were chanting for Wayne Rooney, it put pre sure on the players and it didnt do any good for the team. So weve got to clarify the situation and try to do it right. Theres no specific offer on the table for Wayne at the moment because theyre not prepared to listen to an offer. But theres always an offer there for Manchester United to negotiate with a player. Thats still there.Are you personally disappointed?Yes, Im disappointed, very disappointed, I cant believe it. When you manage Manchester United, there is always something you have to deal with. Weve had to deal with these situations over the years. There is a disappointment a lot of the time when you have to deal with modern-day players. Its not as easy as it was many, many years ago when you were negotiating a contract because then the player had to depend and trust on the manager he worked for. And as a manager, you had more contact with the parents then as well. Yesterday I said to Edwin who made that mistake on Saturday, Well, how are you feeling? He said the first phone call hed received was from his father. I said, Well listen to him, hes the one you should listen to. But thats gone now. Were dealing with agents who live in the pockets of players. We live in a different world now and we have to deal with it in a different way. Its a pity but its there and we have to deal with it.What would be your me Kamren Curl Jersey sage to the fans?The me sage is that they have to trust Manchester United. If you look at the history of our club over the last 50 years, at the amount of trophies weve won, the honour weve received, the recognition weve got, the respect weve got from around the world, the admiration weve had from everywhere. Weve produced more players than any other club in the country for England. Its a fantastic history and we should always remember that. You have setbacks, we have some blips at times. Last year for instance, we could have created history by winning the league for the fourth time in a row. It had never been done. We lost it by a point. That doesnt tell us this team is falling apart or anything like that. What it always represents is the next step forward. How do we challenge? Thats Manchester United. You cant continually win everything every year. But when you have the little blips, we have the structure, we have the management staff to deal with that in order to get us back into line again.Is the door still open if Wayne changes his mind?Of course. Davids prepared to offer the best terms po sible for any player in the country. We realise and recognise the quality of the Washington Commanders Jersey player, thats why negotiations were started early summer, two years before his contract was up, to extend that contract. And also extend at the behest of the player itself. He said he wanted to stay for life. We were honouring that request from Wayne to stay at the club, at the club he loved. He said the best thing hed ever done was to sign for Manchester United. So David was prepared, with the discu sions with our owners, to offer Wayne the best contract that anyone could have in the country.