Shanghai SIPG head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has ruled out luring out-of-favor Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney to the Chinese Super League.
Rooney is no longer an automatic starter at Old Trafford, with the England skipper down Jose Mourinho's pecking order in Manchester. As a result, Rooney has been linked with a return to boyhood club Everton, while MLS and CSL are possible destinations for the 31-year-old.
However, Eriksson - who worked with Rooney while in charge of England - has no plan to bring the country's all-time leading goalscorer to China.
"Everyone knows how much I admire Rooney.