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Real Madrid hold secret talks with Manchester United over move for Wayne Rooney
REAL MADRID have made an extraordinary approach in a bid to claw away Wayne Rooney from Old Trafford.
The want away Manchester United striker is believed to have submitted a second transfer request in three years even though incoming manager David Moyes is set to sit down with him to change his mind.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been coy over a potential summer move for Rooney, insisting he is focused on the final game of the season away at Newcastle.
With Los Blancos planning a summer overhaul, which could see Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain leave, they are weighing up a move for Rooney.
Spanish paper AS reports Real president Florentino Perez met up with Manchester United chief executive David Gill for exploratory talks.
They also claim that Perez is willing to pay up to £32m to land Rooney and Gill was told there was no chance United could re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo.
Rooney has 12 goals to his Premier League account so far this campaign.