Cape Town - David Moyes has revealed that Chelsea were close to signing Manchester United's talisman, Wayne Rooney, in 2013.
In the aftermath of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, Jose Mourinho almost managed to sign England forward Wayne Rooney as David Moyes began life at Old Trafford fighting to keep a player who he handed him his league debut.
"I look at Wayne Rooney. I gave him his professional
debut aged 16 and he's now on the verge of breaking all Manchester United's
scoring records," Moyes told the Sunday Times, according to the Independent.