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Wayne Rooney is being linked with the vacant supervisor’s position at Macclesfield as Robbie Savage is a possible goal for Forest Inexperienced Rovers, in accordance with a report.
The Solar reveals Rooney is in line for a “shock return to administration” after the Manchester United legend was sacked by earlier membership Plymouth Argyle on New 12 months’s Eve final season.
On the time of the choice, the Pilgrims had been languished on the backside of the Championship having received simply 5 instances in 25 matches underneath Rooney’s watch.
The 39-year-old was changed by German coach Miron Muslic and Plymouth skilled an upturn in kind underneath the Austrian-Bosnian coach.
However it was not adequate to save lots of the Devon membership from relegation as they completed second from backside, 4 factors from security on account of objective distinction.
In distinction, Macclesfield loved a superb season underneath Savage, one other former United star who took over the Silkmen final summer time, within the Northern Premier League, ending with 109 factors – 26 away from their nearest challenger, Worksop City, in second.
In 51 video games underneath the Carrington academy graduate, Macclesfield have received 40 instances.
The Silkmen’s spectacular performances has put Savage within the crosshairs of Nationwide League aspect Forest Inexperienced Rovers who sacked their supervisor, Steve Cotterill, after lacking out on promotion by shedding the play-off last at Wembley final month.
And will Savage depart Moss Rose, Rooney is on Macclesfield’s “radar” as a substitute, The Solar experiences.
Rooney has beforehand managed Championship sides Derby County and Birmingham Metropolis, in addition to DC United within the MLS previous to his unsuccessful seven-month stint with Plymouth final season.
The previous striker was linked with a return to the Championship with Blackburn Rovers in April however a deal by no means materialised.
And it now seems Rooney could set for non-league soccer if he needs to proceed together with his teaching profession which, up to now, has not come near replicating the dizzy heights of his enjoying profession at Outdated Trafford.
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