Derby boss Rooney rejects Everton approach
Derby County manager Wayne Rooney said he rejected an
approach from former club Everton to discuss the vacant managerial position.
Everton are searching for a manager after they sacked
Rafa Benitez this month following a run of disappointing results and named
Duncan Ferguson as caretaker boss.
Rooney, who spent two spells at Everton as a player,
is currently in charge of second-tier Derby who are under administration amid a
financial crisis and sit second-bottom in the league.
"Everton approached my agent and asked me to
interview for the vacant job, which I turned down," Rooney told a news
conference on Friday.
"I believe that I will be a Premier League
manager and I believe I'm ready for that 100per cent, and if that is with
Everton one day in the future that'd be absolutely great.
"But I've got a job here to do at Derby County
which is an important job to me."
British media reported that former Porto manager Vitor
Pereira and former Chelsea manager Frank Lampard are in contention for the
Everton job.
Everton are 16th in the Premier League on 19 points
after 20 matches, four points above the relegation zone. They host Brentford in
the fourth round of the FA Cup on Feb 5 after the international break.
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