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Perth Glory striker Robbie Fowler claims that he has spoken to Wayne Rooney about the possibility of making a shock move to join him in the A-League, and reckons the wantaway Manchester United star is "very, very interested" in the prospect of playing in Australia.
Rooney confirmed on Wednesday that he wants to leave Old Trafford, with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City all touted as possible destinations. But former Liverpool striker Fowler, who has been plying his trade in the A-League since last year, appeared deadly serious when suggesting that Rooney could join him at the Glory.
"It's probably only just come out lately about Wayne Rooney (wanting to leave) but being in the football know, I found out a couple of weeks ago," Fowler said in a radio interview on Perth Glory's official website.
"So I just had to go home and see whether he would be interested in coming to Perth. And the signs were good. Really pleased with the chat we had and we'll see where it takes us.
"He's very, very interested. I told him what a lovely place it is. I told him everything about the city. So he's umming and ahhing at the minute, but it's looking good."
A move down under, unlikely as it seems, would be an unbelievable coup for the A-League, which is still attempting to build its reputation as a credible competition five years after its inception.
Perth Glory deputy chairman Lui Giuliani cautiously welcomed the comments of Fowler, who claimed he had spoken to Rooney during a recent two-week holiday in the UK.
"Well, if and it's a big 'if' Wayne Rooney was out of contract and Robbie Fowler could pull some strings, we would love to have him at Perth Glory even as a guest," Giuliani said. "If I said four years ago that Robbie Fowler would be playing for Perth Glory I'm sure many people would have had a laugh."
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=834508&sec=global&cc=3436
Rooney confirmed on Wednesday that he wants to leave Old Trafford, with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City all touted as possible destinations. But former Liverpool striker Fowler, who has been plying his trade in the A-League since last year, appeared deadly serious when suggesting that Rooney could join him at the Glory.
"It's probably only just come out lately about Wayne Rooney (wanting to leave) but being in the football know, I found out a couple of weeks ago," Fowler said in a radio interview on Perth Glory's official website.
"So I just had to go home and see whether he would be interested in coming to Perth. And the signs were good. Really pleased with the chat we had and we'll see where it takes us.
"He's very, very interested. I told him what a lovely place it is. I told him everything about the city. So he's umming and ahhing at the minute, but it's looking good."
A move down under, unlikely as it seems, would be an unbelievable coup for the A-League, which is still attempting to build its reputation as a credible competition five years after its inception.
Perth Glory deputy chairman Lui Giuliani cautiously welcomed the comments of Fowler, who claimed he had spoken to Rooney during a recent two-week holiday in the UK.
"Well, if and it's a big 'if' Wayne Rooney was out of contract and Robbie Fowler could pull some strings, we would love to have him at Perth Glory even as a guest," Giuliani said. "If I said four years ago that Robbie Fowler would be playing for Perth Glory I'm sure many people would have had a laugh."
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=834508&sec=global&cc=3436
