Announcement Tuesday?
The pictures of Wayne Rooney arriving at Dulles Airport in Washington D.C. went around the world. Just weeks after his engagement at former Championship side Derby County was ended by mutual termination, the former England international is set to return to his former Major League Soccer club D.C. United as a head coach. Although not confirmed, the Washington Post has learned from internal sources that only formalities, such as a work visa, separate the club from an official announcement. Steve Goff from the Post tweeted on Monday that a club announcement is expected for Tuesday.
The 36-year-old left D.C. United at the end of the 2019 season after scoring 25 goals and 14 assists in 52 games across all competitions of the club. Rooney then played two seasons as player-manager at Derby County before becoming the coach of the Championship side full-time ahead of the 2021/22 season. In charge of 84 games, Rooney’s record at Derby was 25-38-21. Throughout his tenure, Derby struggled with financial issues and was deducted 21 points, which ultimately cost the club its spot in the English second division, and Rooney opted to leave the club.
D.C. United, in the meantime, have struggled all season and are tied with the Chicago Fire for the fewest points in MLS. Rooney would become the full-time successor of Hernán Losada, who was fired by the club in the spring—Chad Ashton has been in charge as the interim head coach since April.
Shaqiri, Chicharito, Higuaín & Co. – The highest paid players in MLS
Luciano Acosta | FC Cincinnati | Salary: $2.22m*
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Market value: $2.75m (All salaries guaranteed compensation)
Karol Świderski | Charlotte FC | Salary: $2.26m
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Market value: $5.5m
Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps | Salary: $2.66m
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Market value: $7.15m
Sebastian Driussi | Austin FC | Salary: $2.32m
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Market value: $7.7m
Thiago Almada | Atlanta United | Salary: $2.33m
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Market value: $19.8m
Carlos Salcedo | Toronto FC | Salary: $2.35m
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Market value: $5.5m
Gastón Gimenez | Chicago Fire | Salary: $2.36m
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Market value: $2.75m
Gustavo Bou | New England Revolution | Salary: $2.68m
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Market value: $6.6m
Adrien Honou | Minnesota United | Salary: $2.69m
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Market value: $3.85m
Douglas Costa | LA Galaxy | Salary: $3m
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Market value: $3.85m
Victor Wanyama | CF Montréal | Salary: $3.09m
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Market value: $5.5m
Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders | Salary: $3.2m
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Market value: $8.8m
Franco Jara | FC Dallas | Salary: $3.23m
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Market value: $1.65m
Nicolás Lodeiro | Seattle Sounders | Salary: $3.25m
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Market value: $3.3m
Rodolfo Pizarro | Inter Miami CF (on loan at Monterrey) | Salary: $3.35m
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Market value: $4.4m
Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | Salary: $3.7m
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Market value: $8.8m
Luiz Araújo | Atlanta United | Salary: $3.94m
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Market value: $11m
Carlos Vela | LAFC | Salary: $4.05m
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Market value: $5.5m
Josef Martínez | Atlanta United | Salary: $4.14m
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Market value: $13.75m
Jozy Altidore | New England Revolution | Salary: $4.26m
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Market value: $550,000
Alejandro Pozuelo | Toronto FC | Salary: $4.69m
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Market value: $8.8m
Gonzalo Higuaín | Inter Miami CF | Salary: $5.79m
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Market value: $2.2m
Chicharito | LA Galaxy | Salary: $6m
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Market value: $2.2m
Xherdan Shaqiri | Chicago Fire FC | Salary: $8.15m
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Market value: $7.7m
D.C. United want Suárez – Lingard also a transfer target?
Once completed, Rooney is set to earn $1 million a season—the highest salary for a head coach in club history. Rooney will also have wide-reaching powers to speak to European stars as the club is looking to fill its two remaining Designated Player spots. One potential target is Uruguayan free agent Luis Suárez; another potential target is English free agent Jesse Lingard—the 29-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to MLS.
Thiago Almada, Martínez, Castellanos & Co. – The 25 most valuable MLS players
Santiago Sosa | Atlanta United | Market value: $6.6m
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Jesús Ferreira | FC Dallas | Market value: $6.6m
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Efraín Álvarez | Los Angeles Galaxy | Market value: $6.6m
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Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps | Market value: $7.15m
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José Cifuentes | Los Angeles FC | Market value: $7.15m
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Xherdan Shaqiri | Chicago Fire | Market value: $7.7m
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Carles Gil | New England Revolution | Market value: $7.7m
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Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | Market value: $7.7m
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Brenner | FC Cincinnati | Market value: $7.7m
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Talles Magno | New York City FC | Market value: $7.7m
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Dániel Sallói | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: $8.25m
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Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders | Market value; $8.8m
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Alan Pulido | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: $8.8m
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Alejandro Pozuelo | Toronto FC | Market value: $8.8m
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Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | Market value: $8.8m
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Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | Market value: $8.8m
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Marcelino Moreno | Atlanta United | Market value: $8.8m
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Jefferson Savarino | Real Salt Lake | Market value: $8.8m
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Adam Buksa | New England Revolution | Market value: $9.9m
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Luiz Araujo | Atlanta United | Market value: $11m
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Emmanuel Reynoso | Minnesota United | Market value: $11m
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Alan Velasco | FC Dallas | Market value: $11m
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Valentín Castellanos | NYCFC | Market value: $13.2m
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Josef Martínez | Atlanta United | Market value: $13.75m
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Thiago Almada | Atlanta United | Market value: $19.8m
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