{"id":288984,"date":"2023-09-07T12:22:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288984"},"modified":"2023-09-07T12:22:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:22:16","slug":"wayne-rooney-emerges-a-target-for-birmingham-should-john-eustace-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/wayne-rooney-emerges-a-target-for-birmingham-should-john-eustace-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney emerges a target for Birmingham should John Eustace leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Wayne Rooney eyed up for return to England as he emerges a possible target for Tom Brady&#8217;s Birmingham City should manager John Eustace leave the club\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Birmingham City are considering a move to make Wayne Rooney their manager<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>There are no suggestions that current Blues boss John Eustace will be sacked<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wayne Rooney has emerged as a possible target for Birmingham in the event John Eustace leaves the club.<\/p>\n<p>The former England captain is currently in charge of Washington club DC United in the United States but has experience of managing in English football, thanks to a spell in charge of crisis-torn Derby from 2021-22.<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham &#8211; who are part owned by former NFL star Tom Brady &#8211; have made a strong start to the season under Eustace heading into the international break.<\/p>\n<p>Eustace has done a solid job since taking charge more than a year ago, leading Blues to comfortable survival last term despite significant off-field uncertainty, and overseeing a promising start to the new campaign under the club\u2019s American owners.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, there are no suggestions that Eustace will be sacked as it stands.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/12\/75163779-12491625-image-a-33_1694086520602.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wayne Rooney has emerged as a possible target for Championship side Birmingham City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/12\/75164005-12491625-image-a-36_1694086655329.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There are no suggestions that current Birmingham boss John Eustace (above) will be sacked as it stands, having made an excellent start to the season ahead of the international break<\/p>\n<p>The new group in charge includes Brady and the seven-time Super Bowl winner attended the home game against Leeds in August.<\/p>\n<p>Eustace signed a contract until 2025 when he replaced Lee Bowyer in summer 2022. He was a target for Swansea in the close season before the club appointed Michael Duff. He is also a possible candidate for Rangers should they dismiss Michael Beale.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney\u2019s deal with DC United expires in December and on September 3 he expressed frustration at a lack of progress with contract discussions.<\/p>\n<p>He told the Washington Post: \u2018I am slightly disappointed and frustrated there has been no contact for two months.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We asked about a new deal. We can sit down and talk about it. We haven\u2019t heard back.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Either way, I can take whatever the situation is. I was hoping we would have, either way, at least spoken about it. That hasn\u2019t been the case.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/12\/75164041-12491625-image-a-37_1694086746457.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>NFL legend Tom Brady, right, invested in Birmingham earlier this summer and visited his new club ahead of their Championship clash with Leeds United at St Andrew&#8217;s Stadium in August<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/12\/75164153-12491625-image-a-38_1694086904179.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rooney, whose deal with DC United expires in December, expressed his frustration at a lack of progress with contract discussions last month, having impressed during his time as manager<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s frustrating because, either way, I\u2019d rather know what\u2019s the plan because we have to plan for next season. We need to do it earlier rather than later. The fact we haven\u2019t heard back is probably signalling one thing, but I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll have their reasons for that. So I\u2019ll wait and see.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>DC United are currently ninth in the 15-team Eastern Conference, with the top nine clubs qualifying for the end-of-season play-offs. The final round of matches in the regular seasons falls on October 21.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his future at Blues last April &#8211; before the takeover &#8211; Eustace said: \u2018It\u2019s been great, I\u2019m working for a fantastic football club. We\u2019ve created a really good environment here, it\u2019s been great to come in, work and see the development of the players.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We want to build something special and there\u2019s a lot of hard work ahead but we\u2019re all ready to do it.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12491625\/Wayne-Rooney-target-Tom-Brady-Birmingham-City-manager-John-Eustace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne Rooney eyed up for return to England as he emerges a possible target for Tom Brady&#8217;s Birmingham City should manager John Eustace leave the club\u00a0 Birmingham City are considering a move to make Wayne Rooney their manager There are no suggestions that current Blues boss John Eustace will be sacked Listen to the latest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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