Wayne Rooney has signalled his intention to return to management – but only at the right club.
The 39-year-old former Manchester United and Everton star left his latest role as Plymouth boss on December 31 with the club lying at the foot of the Sky Bet Championship table after a run of nine games without a win.
Rooney’s managerial career had previously encompassed challenging spells at Derby, DC United and Birmingham, and he said he will bide his time as he looks for his next opportunity.
Club Statement | Argyle and Rooney mutually part ways.https://t.co/0KM0pdIRO7#pafc
— Plymouth Argyle FC (@Argyle) December 31, 2024
The former England skipper told the Stick to Football podcast: “I would like to go back in, but it would have to be the right club.
“You always have that ego and that confidence that you can go in and get the best out of a difficult situation. It never happened that way.
“But I am going to enjoy time [away from management] with my family. I’ve been skiing with [wife] Coleen – I loved it.
“I’m not in a massive rush to go back in – there’s different things that I’m looking at to try and get involved with – unless something was absolutely the right thing to do.
“Every club I’ve been at, I’ve put myself in a really challenging situation. Sometimes you have got different ideas which you’re trying to put across to the players, and maybe there’s a bit of arrogance where you’re thinking, ‘This is the right way’. Having better players helps.”
:: Wayne Rooney was speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet
