The former Blues and United goalkeeper
expects the England striker to leave Old
Trafford this summer but says the club should
not sell to one of their biggest rivals
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark
Bosnich believes the club would be committing
footballing "suicide" if they were to let Wayne
Rooney join Chelsea.
The Red Devils rejected a second bid from
Chelsea for the striker on Sunday, understood
to be worth £25 million plus add-ons to take
the deal to just under £30m.
Bosnich says the Premier League champions
were right to reject the offer and should avoid
selling the unsettled forward to the Blues if
they can.
"Manchester United shouldn’t sell Wayne
Rooney to Chelsea, who are one of their
biggest rivals. From the club’s perspective that
would be suicide," he told talkSPORT .
The former Australian international believes
manager David Moyes should instead sanction
a move to Arsenal as the north London side
pose less of a direct threat.
He continued: "Rooney can hurt them if he
goes to Chelsea. If there was a choice between
Arsenal and Chelsea, the lesser of two evils
would be Arsenal.
"It’s very difficult to sell one of your best
players to a club that can hurt you.
"Manchester United have come out very
clearly and said they don’t want to sell Wayne
Rooney. But if a player is not happy at a club
then you are best off selling him."
Despite Manchester United signalling their
intention of holding on to the England striker,
Bosnich sees a summer move to be inevitable.
"It’s quite obvious he’s not happy. He was
unhappy last season at not being a starter and
when he was dropped for the Champions
League tie against Real Madrid there were
going to be problems," he added.
"David Moyes has come in [as manager], they
have a history together, both good and bad,
and he was willing to let bygones be bygones,
but I think Rooney wants a new challenge."
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