Wayne Rooney is set to return to Everton after
accepting a huge cut in wages.
However, Manchester United will have to cough out millions to pay up the final year of his contract.
Sportsmail reports that Rooney has agreed to
a salary reduction of around 50%, to facilitate
a return to the club he left 13 years ago.
The 31-year-old earns upwards of £300,000-a-
week at Old Trafford after sponsorship add-
ons. His wages at Everton will be closer to £150,000.
Paying up the final season of the four-year
deal Rooney signed in 2014, could cost United
more than £15million, with the potential of a
loyalty bonus on top of his salary.
The club's policy saw Rooney's basic wage of
£230,000 a week dropped to £180,000 last
season, after United's failure to qualify for the
Champions League.
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