Everton aiming to push through loan deal for Wayne Rooney and seal Goodison Park return for forward after 13-year stay at Manchester United
- Everton are pressing ahead with a deal to re-sign forward Wayne Rooney
- The England captain left Goodison Park for Manchester United back in 2004
- Toffees boss Ronald Koeman has made no secret of his desire to seal a deal
- Sportsmail understands there is currently a season-long loan deal on the table
- READ: Rooney among models for United home kit despite uncertain future
Everton are pressing ahead with a move to re-sign Wayne Rooney as he gets set to bring a 13-year stay at Manchester United to an end.
Ronald Koeman has made no secret of his desire to sign the striker, with discussions between the clubs having taken place.
The Toffees saw a loan bid rejected by United in January but have returned this summer after Rooney spent a family holiday in Mykonos mulling over his future.
Wayne Rooney was pictured back in Liverpool on Wednesday after his holiday in Mykonos
The Manchester United star looks set to leave the club this summer with Everton interested
Rooney could be heading back to Everton, with a season-long loan understood to be on offer
Sportsmail understands a season-long loan switch, in which both clubs would pay half of the player’s £230,000-a-week wages, has been on the table.
Reports elsewhere suggest Rooney - who only has a year left on his Old Trafford contract - will become an Everton player on a free transfer. Rooney’s representatives declined to comment.
The 31-year-old has always stated that the Blues and United are the only Premier League teams he would play for, with sources telling Sportsmail in March he would seriously consider an offer from Koeman.
That has now been forthcoming and it appears unlikely Rooney will be on the United plane for the pre-season tour of America this Sunday if a resolution is in sight.
Jose Mourinho wants Alvaro Morata in place for the trip and faces the prospect of having Marcus Rashford as their only recognised striker if Rooney departs in the coming days without a replacement.
Rooney returned to Goodison Park briefly in 2015 to play in Duncan Ferguson's testimonial
Everton coach Duncan Ferguson has made it clear to Koeman that the club should do all they can to entice Rooney back to Merseyside.
The England international played in Ferguson’s testimonial at Goodison Park in 2015, with supporters offering him a warm reception.
Everton are also interested in landing Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, with Romelu Lukaku set to depart for either Chelsea or United.
The signings of Michael Keane and Sandro Ramirez this week has taken their spending to over £90million already - with Koeman and director of football Steve Walsh ready to sanction more.
The Manchester United forward has been mulling over his options while on holiday
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