Barcelona ready to bid 85 million pounds for Rooney.Byline: ANI London, Nov.8 (ANI): Spanish football club Barcelona is keen to rope in rope in Verb to persuade to take part in some activity Verb 1. rope in - divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred" cordon off, rope off England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who currently plays for the English Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. , and is willing to fork out a record 85 million pounds for him. Nou Camp has identified the 24-year-old as the star of the next World Cup. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The News of The World, the Catalan giants believe Manchester United's massive debts mean they're under increasing pressure to consider bids for all their top players. United's failure to pump the funds from Ronaldo's 80 million pound sale back into the squad has provided a reminder the Old Trafford's club's finances are in a mess. However, Rooney himself will hold the key to any successful bid from the Nou Camp. The Scouser scouse n. 1. A lobscouse. 2. a. often Scous·er A native or resident of Liverpool, England. b. often Scouse The dialect of English spoken in Liverpool. has never expressed a desire to move abroad and with wife Coleen just having given birth to their first child, Barca's bid places him in a huge dilemma. Man U coach Sir Alex Ferguson will hope that Rooney is less inclined than Ronaldo to leave. The England forward is now seen as the focal point focal point n. See focus. of the United team and Fergie would fight even harder to keep Rooney than he did Ronaldo. Rooney suggested this week he wanted to stay at Old Trafford for life. However, the prospect of joining up with the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi and Iniesta under manager Pep Guardiola is sure to be tempting. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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