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Everton anger at Sven's Rooney comments

22/06/2004 - 09:06:54
Everton manager David Moyes has criticised England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson for suggesting striker Wayne Rooney should be a target for Europe’s top clubs.

Eriksson suggested after last week’s victory over Switzerland that if he were a club manager he would be making a call to Rooney’s agent.

Rooney is now Euro 2004’s top scorer with four goals after his double against Croatia last night and Moyes desperately wants to hang onto his star asset.

“We’ve been disappointed by one or two comments, especially one that the England manager made when he said 'If I was a club manager I’d pick up the phone and call his agent'," Moyes told the club’s website, www.evertonfc.com.

“First of all, I would expect the manager of England to know it is illegal to do that, because the player is under contract. Secondly, it’s the last thing we’d want.

“I don’t think if he were manager of Everton he’d want to be sitting in this position and hearing an international manager saying that about one of his players.”



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