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Wayne Rooney set to join Derby County as a player-coach

Wayne Rooney

Sky Sports' reliable Rob Dorsett has confirmed that Wayne Rooney is all set to join Derby County as a player-coach in January. Rooney reportedly arrived at Derby County's training ground today and Dorsett was there to report.

"He came in through a back entrance that's rarely used but my sources are telling me he is here with his representatives to try and thrash out a deal. He flew in from Washington overnight and it's clear to me that Derby are confident they've got their man.

"I'm being told the deal will see Wayne Rooney start as player-coach in January. He wants to go and finish the season with DC United. So while it's moving quickly, this move will happen in January."

Earlier, Derby County owner Mel Morris had confirmed that the club was trying to rope in Rooney. He said,

"It's literally only been a couple of days in the offing."

"The starting point was that we understood he was keen to return to the UK and we decided to see if we could do something off the back of that.

"It's never done until it's done and obviously we are very focused and keen to get this over the line."