Wayne Rooney JOINED Everton’s training ground after having his medical ahead of his proposed free transfer from Manchester United, and the striker stopped to sign shirts on his departure.
Rooney was pictured waving as he made his way out of Finch Farm in his Land Rover with his agent Paul Stretford on Saturday evening as he prepares to seal a move back to Merseyside.
Two Toffees fans displayed shirts signed by the 31-year-old, who is set to complete an emotional return to Goodison Park, 13 years after leaving for United in a £26.5million deal.
Sportsmail understand that Rooney has agreed to a salary reduction of around 50 per cent as part of the deal taking him back to his boyhood club.
United have agreed to pay a portion of their captain’s wages, which amount to upwards of £300,000 a week, to facilitate the transfer.
His wages back on Merseyside are still expected to total around the £150,000 a week mark, which would make him comfortably the highest earner at Everton.
Rooney left Everton for United as an 18-year-old in the summer of 2004 after progressing through the Toffees’ youth system.
He will depart as the Red Devils’ all-time top goalscorer after breaking Sir Bobby Charlton’s record with a late equaliser against Stoke in January – his 250th strike for the club.
Rooney has netted 253 goals in total during his 13 years at Old Trafford – which saw him claim five Premier League titles, a Champions League trophy and an FA Cup.
He would become Everton’s sixth major signing of the window following Michael Keane, Jordan Pickford, Sandro Ramirez, Davy Klaassen and Henry Onyekuru.
