Former England striker Wayne Rooney has reached an agreement to coach American club DC United, who defended their colors as a player between 2018 and 2019, according to local media.
ESPN and The Athletic have confirmed that Rooney, 36, will join the team once the visa process is completed.
Athletic correspondent Pablo Iglesias Maouard tweeted a photo of Rooney at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on Sunday.
Wayne Rooney visits The Dulles #dkupic.twitter.com/trPgYCohIA
— Stephen Goff (@SoccerInsider) July 11, 2022
And the former Manchester United striker will replace Argentine Hernan Lozada, who was suspended from his duties just 6 games before the start of the season due to the team’s poor results.
D.C. United also failed to return to a winning streak following Losada’s departure, as they currently sit second to last in Eastern Province with 17 points in 17 games.
The capital club, led by acting coach Chad Ashton on Friday, suffered a crushing defeat from Philadelphia Union with a score of 0:7.
Rooney had his first adventure on the bench after a long career at Derby County, which he left at the end of June knowing that the former England captain joined Derby County as a player in 2020 after leaving DC United where he scored 23 goals. in 48 games in the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
Rooney played for the Red Devils for 13 years, during which he scored 183 goals and won five Premier League titles and the club’s third European Champions League title in 2008.
Source: AFP