Former Everton striker Wayne Rooney has revealed the perfect teammate he has throughout his time as a Blues participant, with Pele even watching his debut at one other membership.
Rooney’s love for Everton
For some time, Rooney’s popularity at Everton was broken due to his determination to hitch Manchester United as a youngster, having emerged as essentially the most thrilling younger participant within the nation.
The England legend returned to Goodison Park later in his profession, nonetheless, which went down nicely, and he has revealed prior to now how a lot it damage to depart the Blues first time round.
“I knew earlier than Euro 2004 that I used to be getting touted to different groups as a result of Everton wanted the cash. Sure people have been stepping into to different golf equipment saying, ‘Would you are taking Wayne Rooney for £30 million?’. I used to be heartbroken. I imply, I liked the membership and needed to play for Everton however as soon as I discovered that out, I used to be devastated.
“To be sincere, I’d have left in some unspecified time in the future – after all, I must higher myself and go and win trophies – however I used to be devastated. So I believed, you realize what? Okay. I used to be getting pushed to hitch Chelsea as a result of they have been providing essentially the most cash however I did not wish to go. I needed to go to Manchester United. It was much less cash for Everton however that is the place I needed to play.”
Rooney revealed “greatest” ever Everton teammate
Chatting with Everton’s X account prior to now, Rooney revealed that Thomas Gravesen is the perfect participant he shared a pitch with for the Blues: “I’d most likely say that Thomas Gravesen is the perfect participant I’ve performed with.”
Gravesen is a alternative that can doubtless be met positively by Everton followers, with the Dane a massively common participant throughout his time at Goodison.
He possessed each technical skill on the ball and tenacity out of possession, and his high quality is highlighted by the truth that he earned a transfer to Actual Madrid in 2005.
In reality, Pele was even current to look at his debut on the Santiago Bernabeu, and legendary supervisor Fabio Capello heaped reward on him on the time.
“He has been taking part in very nicely in entrance of the Madrid defence and can also be very efficient at serving to construct their assaults. He’s turning into a vital participant for them, as Madrid had issues in that place earlier than he arrived. They have been all over there. Now, together with his arrival, there’s extra steadiness to the workforce.”
If Gravesen have been requested the identical query, Rooney might simply get his vote, contemplating he’s among the many best English footballers of his era, and it is only a disgrace that they did not spend longer collectively at Everton.
