Chelsea deny Rooney bid

14 April 2012

Chelsea have denied making a £35million move for Wayne Rooney.

It was reported that negotiations had begun with Everton about bringing the 17-year-old England striker to Stamford Bridge, but no talks have taken place.

Claudio Ranieri is keen to strengthen his squad in the January transfer window but the Italian has yet to put together a wish-list.

Chelsea's acting chief executive, Paul Smith, said today: "We've not spoken to Everton about any of their players and it's not a question of negotiating. It's too far from the window to get on with the job of compiling our target list. No one is included and no one is excluded, as it's far too premature."

Everton's head of corporate affairs and PR, Ian Ross, confirmed that no approach had been made. He said: "We have had no contact with Chelsea or from any other club regarding Wayne Rooney and nor would we welcome any."

Ian Monk, a spokesman for ProActive Sports Management who look after Rooney's affairs, said: "As far as Wayne's agents and ProActive are concerned it's complete speculation. There has been no contact between anyone from ProActive and Chelsea concerning Wayne Rooney.

"Wayne is happy at Everton, he's under contract for the next three years. There is absolutely no basis to this."

Meanwhile, as Chelsea prepare for Saturday's trip to Arsenal, John Terry is confident they can stay top of the Premiership.

Terry said: "It'd be nice to pull away from the pack on Saturday. We've got a good base and have to build on it. We're not going to get carried away but I think we can stay at the top. We've had a very good start this season and hopefully we can keep it going."

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