Wayne Rooney is Plymouth’s top target for vacant manager’s job | Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney is the main candidate to take cost of Plymouth Argyle, with the Championship membership eager on providing the previous England captain a return to administration.

Rooney has been out of labor since being sacked by Birmingham in January, 83 days right into a three-and-half-year contract.

Plymouth are eager to carry additional talks with Rooney, who is aware of the Devon membership’s director of soccer, Neil Dewsnip, from his days at Everton, the place Dewsnip beforehand labored within the academy.

Argyle have additionally spoken to the previous Sheffield United supervisor Paul Heckingbottom concerning the emptiness. Dewsnip completed the season in caretaker cost after the sacking of former England Beneath-20s coach Ian Foster.

Rooney has additionally beforehand managed DC United and Derby County. In February the 38-year-old underlined his need to return to administration.

He stated: “It was a setback what occurred at Birmingham however I’m a fighter and I need to get again into it. You understand as a supervisor [being sacked] is a part of the job and you’ll have setbacks. It’s about the way you bounce again. I’ve had some good time to mirror and can make sure that I get it proper subsequent time.”