Everton have offered their congratulations to Wayne and Coleen Rooney after they announced that they were expecting their fourth child.

Rooney already has three boys with Coleen - Kai, seven, Klay, four, and Kit, 18 months.

And the announcement that there would be a fourth member of the family came on Friday morning.

"So Happy!!! ..... Never denied the news, but I was always protecting it!! Had scan & all checks are fine.....Baby number 4 is on its way," Coleen tweeted on Friday morning.

The post was retweeted by Rooney to his own profile, before Everton commented their congratulations.

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Rooney's eldest two, Kai and Klay, were present at Goodison Park last weekend as their father made a goalscoring return to Everton action at Goodison Park.

The 31-year-old headed home in the first-half of the 1-0 win over Stoke.

Rooney headed the winner during last weekend's game against Stoke (
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Rooney has made a great start to his life back at Everton (
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Rooney posted a picture of himself with his two lads in the tunnel following the game.

He wrote on Instagram: "The lads enjoyed their first trip of the season to Goodison Park."

Coleen, meanwhile, has admitted that she would like a girl in the family.

She recently told new magazine: "I can imagine having a girl. I've got a massive family so I'm around girls as well as having boys myself.

"I'm not desperate, but a girl would be nice as part of the family."

"It's not something I'd be upset or dwell on. I'm happy with the boys and I've got and plenty of friends and family who I can always treat to a nice dress."