Wayne Rooney's World Cup woes seemed a distant memory yesterday after he won a multi-million pound court battle and learned of an imminent £130,000-a-week contract offer by Manchester United.
Rooney is on holiday until July 28 - when United chief executive David Gill will sit down with the striker's advisors to thrash out the mega contract.
The £36.4million agreement will make him the best-paid player in Old Trafford history.
The England striker, a forlorn figure during a dismal World Cup campaign for himself and his country, expressed his delight after his former agents’ £8.3million claim for lost earnings, later modified to £4.3m, was thrown out by a judge at Manchester County Court.
More good news followed for the 24-year-old after it emerged United are ready to open talks on a five-year deal, complete with a £30,000-a-week pay rise.
United vowed to quash interest in Rooney from Real Madrid by discussing new terms with him after the World Cup, and chief executive David Gill hopes to reach an agreement with his agent Paul Stretford before the season starts.
Rooney said: ‘Coleen and I have always been happy to pay all commissions due to the people who were owed them, but these sums were a joke, and we felt they were just an attempt to exploit us.
‘I was shocked that a company which represents some of Britain’s biggest entertainers was going down this road, which meant that private financial and commercial matters were made public. But you always have to fight for what’s right in life.’
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