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Barca to bid big for Rooney?
Manchester United, 11:50, November 8, 2009 ,
Barcelona are reportedly lining up a world record £85m bid for Wayne Rooney although the Manchester United striker is happy to stay.
The Catalan giants believe they have got a chance of landing the 24-year-old due to United's massive debts putting them under pressure to consider bids for their top stars.
However, the recent birth of his first child with wife Coleen coupled with the fact that he has never expressed a desire to move abroad could make it tricky for Barca to push a transfer through.
Clearly Sir Alex Ferguson would be loathed to losing his prize asset particularly coming so soon after Cristiano Ronaldo's departure to Real Madrid.
Rooney is now very much the main man at Old Trafford and has already expressed his willingness to see out his career with the Premier League champions.