Rooney signs new £300,000-a-week Manchester United contract

          Manchester United have announced that Wayne Rooney has signed a new four year contract. The England striker's future had been the source of speculation since Chelsea attempted to sign the striker last year. With 18 months left on his previous deal, some of Europe's top clubs began to take an interest in the 28-year-old, but on Friday night he committed his future to United. "I am made up to be staying at United," said Rooney, who has scored 208 goals in 430 appearances for the club. "In August I will have been at the club for 10 years and during that time I have played with some fantastic players and won everything that I hoped I would when I first signed. I now have the chance as one of the club's senior players to help the younger players coming through and to be a part of another great United team. "The fans have always been a huge part of this club and the support they have given me since my debut against Fenerbahce has been amazing. I am very grateful to all United fans around the world for their continued support. "I am really excited to be a part of the club's future and want to thank David Moyes and Ed Woodward for their belief and support in me. I am convinced that this is the start of another successful chapter in Manchester United's history." “Wayne has been the best player in England since I put him into the Everton first team in 2003," said Moyes. "Since becoming United manager in July last year, I have enjoyed working with him and seeing just how he has developed his incredible talent. With his ability, his experience and his desire to succeed, he is a vital part of my plans for the future and I'm absolutely thrilled he has accepted the challenge. "I said last July that Wayne has an outstanding chance to be a true legend of this club's long and rich history. He is just 42 goals away from overtaking Sir Bobby our record goalscorer and becoming the first United player to hit 250 goals for the club. "These opportunities only come to special players and I'm confident Wayne will set a new record that will take decades to reach. These are really exciting.”