Wayne Rooney will reportedly receive triple of the salary that John Eustace was paid if he becomes Birmingham City’s coach.
Wayne Rooney will reportedly earn about £1.5million-a-year to take over from Eustace, who was sacked on Sunday, 8th October.
The former D.C. United manager will receive about £29,000-a-week to front the club’s promotion push.
Birmingham have also revealed to the former Derby County boss that he will receive more than the £23,653-a-week salary he was paid at D.C United.
Wayne Rooney decided to leave the MLS side after a mutual agreement as he failed to lead the club to the MLS Cup play-offs.
The Englishman has been on the Blues’ new American owner Tom Wagner’s radar after he was advised by his CEO Garry Cook to appoint the Englishman.
NFL legend Tom Brady also co-owns the club and is believed to be looking forward to signing Rooney to bring more change to the club.
On the other hand, Wayne Rooney, will be bringing former team-mates Ashley Cole and John O’Shea with him to St Andrew’s to form his coaching team.
Wayne Rooney replacement of Eustace has resulted in a mixed response from fans and pundits. The side are currently sixth in the Championship and won their last two matches.
Rooney exited DC United, a team he played for in his first spell in the US, after they missed out on the MLS Cup play-offs.
Speaking about the job, he said: “It’s the right time. I’ve done everything I can to get this club into the play-offs. It’s not a single thing that’s happened. It’s about timing.”
DC United CEO and co-chairman Jason Levien also added: “We have spoken with Wayne and agreed it is best for us to part ways at this time.”
“We are grateful to Wayne Rooney for all he has done for our club.”
Wayne Rooney is already on the verge of nabbing two former teammates to join his backroom team as reported by BBC Five Live.
Ex-Chelsea and England left-back Ashley Cole and O’Shea, 42, will be joining the Englishman at the new club.
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English football manager and former player, who was born on 24 October, 1985 and was the former boss of MLS club D.C. United in the United States.
Rooney spent most of his playing career as a forward while also being used in various midfield roles. He is globally considered one of the best players of his generation.
The DC United coach is the record goalscorer for Manchester United, and was the record goalscorer for the England national team before Harry Kane broke the record.
The former Everton and Manchester United attacker has made more appearances for England than any other outfield player.
