EastStandBlue
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I can't believe the football associations allow clubs to let it get to the state it's at. How has no one not suddenly realised '**** this is getting a bit silly now' and started to do something!
Probably because it's got nothing to do with them? Football clubs are businesses and businesses are free to act operationally how they see fit. If that means securing a key asset/KPI down to a long-term deal, then I doubt the United hierachy are going to lose much sleep in shifting Rooney an extra £100,000 a week on top of what he already earns.
From a business perspective it makes good sense. It's always more expensive to hire someone new than it is to secure an existing employee to a longer contract. Rooney's rumoured to be earning an extra £100,000 a week. Let's say that deal's for four years, so they're going to be paying him an extra £20.8m. Try finding a forward of Rooney's quality for that sum in today's market.