Wayne Rooney's situation is making the headlines and and is great news for fantasy football. He's priced at £10.5m in Fantasy Premier League and at that price a move away from Old Trafford to someone like Chelsea or Arsenal he's going to be a key asset in your team.
We'd fully expect him to be granted the lead striker role in any team he moved to and would no longer be in the shadow of Van Persie. He'd likely return to the form that saw him score 224 and 230 points in FPL 2009/10 and 11/12.
Chelsea's reported offer to United for Rooney and this morning's comments from Mourinho are particularly tantalising.
"We want the player. We made the bid and now we have nothing more to say.
"Now it's up to Manchester United."
Asked if Chelsea had made any other bids, Mourinho said: "No, and we won't."
Asked whether it is now "Rooney or bust", Mourinho said: "Yes."
"Now it's up to Manchester United."
Asked if Chelsea had made any other bids, Mourinho said: "No, and we won't."
Asked whether it is now "Rooney or bust", Mourinho said: "Yes."
If Chelsea sign Rooney he'll be fantasy dynamite and a genuine alternative to £14m Van Persie. If he doesn't sign, and Mourinho's comments can be believed, it leaves the door open at Chelsea for someone to step up and another massive fantasy football opportunity. We can't help feel Romeu Lukaku (£8m) fits Mourinho's bill at Stamford Bridge and will be given that chance.
