WAYNE ROONEY has revealed his wife Coleen and four children will not be moving with him to the US.
The former England captain was last night unveiled as the new coach of Major League Soccer side DC United.
Rooney, 36, spent two years playing for the club between 2018-2020 with his wife and family by his side.
But Coleen, who revealed she hated living in America and was constantly homesick, has refused to join Rooney.
However, the former Manchester United star does have Coleen’s blessing after discussing the move with her.
Rooney said: “The plan after Derby was to take a break but once my agent called me and said DC had come in, I spoke to my wife first and she said this is an opportunity to go back as coach and I am ready to do that.
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“Had my wife said ‘I don’t want you to go there, that would have been different. I am a different place as a human being as I was four years ago when I was here and I am ready.”
“Of course any major decisions I make are with my wife. My family – for the time being – will stay in England and come over and visit.
“My eldest is in high school now and they will stay in England but it is not an issue from a family point of view.”
Coleen is happy for Rooney to return to Washington DC but she does not want him to go by himself.
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Instead, the 36-year-old wants a close relative such as her brother to chaperone Wazza on his return.
She is anxious to avoid repeats of the embarrassing incidents that marred the former England ace’s last spell in the States.
Rooney was arrested in December 2018 for being drunk at Dulles airport.
In February 2019, he had a boozy night out with a barmaid in Florida.
He was also pictured outside a Hooters bar, famed for waitresses in revealing clothes.
