Wayne Rooney is a candidate to develop into Plymouth Argyle’s new head coach.
Rooney, 38, has been out of administration since he was sacked by Birmingham Metropolis in January after simply 83 days in cost at St Andrew’s.
Since then, the previous Manchester United and England striker has labored as a pundit for a variety of tv broadcasters, together with TNT Sports activities, Sky and the BBC.
Talking as a visitor on the Overlap podcast in February, Rooney confirmed his “focus is on getting again into administration”.
Plymouth — who narrowly averted relegation to League One on the ultimate day of the 2023/24 season — have a emptiness following the dismissal of Ian Foster in April.
Foster was in cost at House Park for lower than three months — the shortest managerial tenure within the membership’s historical past.
Argyle director of soccer Neil Dewsnip, who’s main the membership’s seek for Foster’s alternative, has an present relationship with Rooney having labored at Everton’s academy throughout the former striker’s rise by way of the youth ranks.
Former Sheffield United supervisor Paul Heckingbottom can also be into account.
Rooney started his profession in administration with Derby County in a brief player-coach position earlier than taking the place on a everlasting foundation in January 2021, guiding the membership to security that season.
A 21-point deduction for enterting administration noticed Derby relegated the next season and Rooney resigned on the finish of the marketing campaign.
He took cost of Main League Soccer’s D.C. United earlier than returning to English soccer as John Eustace’s successor at Birmingham.
Earlier this week it was introduced Rooney can be part of BBC Sport’s protection of this summer season’s European Championship in Germany.
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