Rooney submitted a transfer request in August 2004, despite Everton having made a new contract offer valued at £ 50,000 per week. Everton then rejected a bid of £ 20 million from Newcastle, and ultimately signed for Manchester United at the end of the month after a £ 25.6 million deal was reached. It was the highest fee ever paid for a player under 20 years old; Rooney was still only 18 when he left Everton. Sir Alex Ferguson, then manager of United, said that "There were plenty of eyebrows raised '' when he persuaded the club 's board of directors to sanction "a multi-million pound '' move to try to sign Rooney from Everton.
when did wayne rooney sign for man utd
August 2004