‘I thought I had him’ – Wayne Rooney reveals he tried to sign Man Utd star

Wayne Rooney has reveale he trie to sign Manchester United star Amad Diallo during his time in charge of Derby County.

The England legend has his first taste of football โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที management at Pride Park, spending a year-and-a-half as Derby manager from January 2021 to June 2022.

Rooney trie to use his Old Trafford connections to sign Amad on loan and ‘thought’ he had secure a deal for the Ivory Coast winger.

But Amad joine Scottish giants Rangers ‘the next day’ and it was during his time north of the border that Diallo began to show glimpses of his immense potential.

A superb season-long loan spell at Sunderland followe in which Amad score 13 goals in the Championship.

The 22-year-old has emerge as a key player for Manchester United since returning to the club, shining in the second-half of last season and the first-half of the current campaign.

Amad had in fact establishe himself as one of Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim’s most important players by the time he suffere a serious injury setback in February that rule him out of the rest of the season.

‘I think he’s great,’ former Manchester United captain Rooney told ‘I trie to sign him for Derby, when I was at Derby, on loan.

‘I thought I had him, really think it was the next day, he went to Rangers out of the blue.

‘He has fantastic, with the goals he’s score, [his] creativity and work-rate. He’s a breath of fresh air and, of course, we’d like a few more players to step up.

‘It’s a difficult season, there’s no denying that, all season. But the new manager has come in and I really like him. The way he handles himself and speaks with the media, he’s really good.

‘It’s probably more about getting through this season now and, hopefully, starting to implement his style more and getting players in to move the club forward.’

Rooney, who turns 40 later this year, will return to Old Trafford on Sunday 15 June to play for an England.