Manchester manager David Moyes has confirmed that Wayne Rooney is not for sale.
"He is not for sale. It is not changing. That's the answer to your question. I have heard the question. Okay?" Moyes stated, according to ESPN.
The manager also let the media know that the coverage of the transfer saga has been done irresponsibly.
"Wayne has trained and -- some of you might not like hearing this -- but I did not fall out with Wayne. Some of you wrote untruths," he said of the reports circulating around the Internet.
"Wayne played with the reserves at his asking. He couldn't have contact because of a shoulder injury. And in case you don't know, we used him as a floating player, which means he does not play for either team, he plays between them both. Just in case you are unclear about what I mean by that -- he played as a floating player so he would not get injured. Anyone who wrote anything else was misleading their readers."
When asked if he was tired of answering questions on the subject, Moyes said, "I am enjoying talking about it. I am hearing so many of you getting it wrong. And I know most of you, and I am thinking you are cleverer than that."
The Rooney saga has been well documented for the last few months. In May former manager Sir Alex Ferguson ackowledged that the striker wanted to leave his current club. The Red Devils have received multiple offers from Chelsea but have rejected each one. Recent news indicates that Rooney wants to go to Chelsea, but Manchester remains adamant that it will keep the team's star forward.
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