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Revealed: Wayne Rooney's next contract could be worth £515,000 a week
WAYNE ROONEY could land an eye watering £515,000-a-week contract if he moves to China, according to reports.
Wayne Rooney currently earns £300,000 a week at Man Utd
Rooney, 30, is currently under contract at Manchester United until 2019.
He is the Premier League's highest earner, raking in £300,000 a week.
But Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport claim he could make even more money by cashing in on China's football boom.
Investment has flooded into the Chinese Super League in an attempt by the country's government to boost interest and participation in the sport.
China's President Xi wants the county to host the World Cup and win it within 20 years.
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The Chinese transfer record has been broken four times already this winter.
Earlier this week Shanghai SIPG manager Sven-Goran Eriksson said he would welcome the chance to sign Rooney.
The Chinese transfer window closes on 26 February and there is no suggestion of Shanghai signing him before then.
However, Gazzetta claim the club will offer Rooney a deal that would see him earn £390,000 a week AFTER TAX in the summer.
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