Real Madrid Cool Rooney Rumours

Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has tried to cool rumours that the Spanish giants are interested in bringing troubled Wayne Rooney to the Bernabéu.

With contract talks are rumoured to have broken down between Rooney and current club Manchester United, his current deal expires in the summer of 2012, Valdano has questioned where Rooney would fit into the Real Madrid squad.

Valdano was quoted as saying on Telemadrid: "Madrid have two great strikers; Higuain and Cristiano, who already showed last season that they are capable of scoring 60 goals between them.

"As well as that there are Di Maria and Ozil, who are going to help these two goalscorers. The question is, who would we move aside if we signed another striker?"

"It's not a debate in Madrid. Mourinho had to come out and stop these types of rumours. And as well as that, Benzema has not had the last word.

"I like him, but from that to finding him a place in Madrid, that won't be easy. Every season there will be a new player, but it doesn't always have to be a centre-forward.

"Llorente is improving a lot and he is ready for new experiences, but often the media are discussing things that are not happening in the club."

Real Madrid is just one of a string of clubs who are supposedly interested in Rooney - Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City could also make a swoop for the striker.

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