10 Things You Didn't Know About Wayne Rooney
9. He Almost Signed For Newcastle United
Back in the summer of 2004 Newcastle, who were top six Premier League side and Europeans regular back then, made a £20 million bid for Rooney.
Newcastle United's manager Sir Bobby Robson saw Wayne as the heir to Alan Shearer's throne, and while the Newcastle bid was rejected but Everton would sell Rooney to Manchester United for almost £27 million a couple of weeks later.