Wayne Rooney became a Premier League legend during his spells at Everton FC and Manchester United. However, his initial salary was not large.
Rooney’s breakthrough destroyed Arsenal’s reputation: With his winning goal against Arsenal FC in October 2002, the then 16-year-old Wayne Rooney not only ended the Gunners’ 30-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, but also made his breakthrough as a professional. According to “The Athletic”, the striker at Everton was earning just 143 euros a week at the time.
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Rooney still had an apprenticeship contract: The contract of today’s Premier League legend resulted from a British government youth education program for school leavers. Rooney had not signed a new contract at the time when then-Everton manager David Moyes decided to call him up in the first-team squad, the Dailystar writes.
High praise from Wenger: After scoring the winner, Rooney received high praise from Gunners coach Arsene Wenger. He said: “Rooney is the greatest English talent I’ve seen since I’ve been in England. Since I’ve been coach here, there hasn’t been a player under 20 as good as he is.”
