Wayne Rooney has rejected claims he removed the name
Manchester United from his Twitter homepage, condemning the allegations
as 'a load of rubbish'...It was confirmed earlier this week that Rooney submitted a transfer
request a fortnight ago, which was subsequently rejected by the Old
Trafford outfit.
On Thursday, it was noted that Rooney no longer
had the words Manchester United on his Twitter page, and instead
referred to himself as an 'athlete'.
This was taken as a sign the 27-year-old sees his future away from the Red Devils despite David Moyes' arrival as manager.
Yet Rooney is adamant the stories are wrong.
Rooney
released a statement on his website, www.officialwaynerooney.com, which
read: "There's a load of rubbish being written about me changing
twitter bio saying I have deleted Manchester United from it.
"I have never deleted Manchester United from the bio whatever the papers are saying because it was never on there.
"All that happened was that I was asked by Nike to add @nikeuk to it - the same as many other sportspeople they sponsor.
"Funny, no one's written about that though!
"That change was made THREE weeks ago and yet people are talking about it as if it's something that was put up yesterday."
Little wonder Rooney is so annoyed,
given the sensitivities he is already facing from United fans in this weekend's Premier League encounter with Swansea City.
A relationship that cooled markedly since his high-profile demand to
leave in 2010 can only worsen given news of his latest transfer request.
A spokesman for Nike confirmed: "In April we asked Wayne Rooney
and other Nike-sponsored athletes to add @nikeuk on to their profiles
due to changes in ASA guidelines relating to athletes and social media."
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