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Alisher Usmanov wants Arsenal to sign Wayne Rooney – Football news

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Alisher Usmanov wants Arsenal to sign Wayne Rooney – Football news
English Premier League club shareholder, Alisher Usmanov, has publicly criticised the team’s transfer policies in the past, and has asked them to take out cash to get Manchester United striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736.
Uzbek billionaire, Usmanov, has asked the Emirates Stadium outfit to splash out in order to win a title next year, and feels Rooney would be a useful addition. The shareholder has 29.9 percent stake in the Premier League club and is the second biggest stakeholder
after American owner Stan Kroenke.
“He is a great player, there would be great success for Rooney [if he joined Arsenal], and for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 too,” the Uzbek billionaire was quoted as saying in an interview.
He wants the club to make a bid for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 attacker is willing to join the North London side and Wenger is also ready to meet his transfer fee of £20 to £25 million and costly
£250000 per week wage.
“We as shareholders point to some drawbacks in the management of the club, but Wenger is a great coach and the club is progressing in the commercial sense,” the successful businessman said.
He claimed that Rooney is a world class professional and Arsenal will benefit if he chooses to come to the club. Usmanov is the richest person in the country and is disappointed with their trophy drought of eight years. The Gunners last won the FA Cup in
2005 when they beat United in the final.
“We should trust him,” the club shareholder added. “It is high time for the club to win the highest trophies in the European Champions League, but I believe in the club's future.”
Usmanov further added that he has pointed out the backlashes in the management, but praised Wenger for leading the club in such a tough time.
Arsenal have prospered in the financial respect over the years. He suggested that the Gunners should be able to win the UEFA Champions League to be considered among the top teams in the continent. He also disapproved selling http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 last term.

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