D.C. United has agreed to terms with former player Wayne Rooney to make him the club’s new manager, per The Athletic’s Pablo Maurer. The England all-time great landed at Dulles Airport in suburban Virginia on Sunday night to meet with club officials and it appears it didn’t take long to reach a deal.
The Washington Post also confirmed that a deal is done.
He had been in talks with the club for “weeks,” per the report. He recently resigned as manager of Derby County in June after a tumultuous season that resulted in relegation as a result of a points penalty for entering administration and breaching the English Football League’s profitability and sustainability rules.