Rooney reveals plan to do something he’s never done after landing Plymouth job

WAYNE ROONEY has broken his silence on his new role as Plymouth Argyle manager.

And the Manchester United legend has hinted that he will be doing something he has never done before in English football with the new club.

Rooney joined BBC Sport for their coverage of the FA Cup final and was asked about his new role with Argyle, which was announced earlier today.

He said: “I’m really excited to go in as Argyle’s new head coach. It was a thorough process with a lot of managers interviewed for the job.

“Thankfully the club found that I was the best person for the job and I can’t wait to get started and meet the players and staff and hopefully…”

Rooney was then interrupted by BBC host Gary Lineker who said: “Hopefully sign a footballer, which you’ve never done yet!”

To which a laughing Rooney replied: “Yeah! Obviously there’s a lot of work to do over the next month before we start pre-season training.”

Unbelievably Rooney has never signed a footballer as a manager in English football.

His time at Derby County was clouded with financial uncertainty and points deductions meaning the Rams could only get their hands on free agents and couldn’t buy any players.

While his 15-match spell at Birmingham City came in between transfer windows, meaning he didn’t see anyone come through the doors at St Andrews.

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He did, however, sign a handful of stars during his days managing in the US where he took charge of MLS outfit D.C United.

The 38-year-old was responsible for additions such as Christian Benteke, Ravel Morrison and Mateusz Klich.

Rooney will be far more likely to fork out for a new signing with The Pilgrims than he was during his other stints in the EFL.

Argyle will be hoping they can improve on last season with Rooney at the helm after they narrowly avoided the drop on the final day.

The 120-time England international was confirmed as the boss of Plymouth today, four months after he was sacked as Birmingham City manager.

The Premier League icon’s time with Birmingham was catastrophic, winning only two of his 15 games in the dugout.

Signing new stars for Arygyle in the summer will be a tall order given the busy schedule on Rooney’s plate in the coming months.

He will have to juggle his new duties with joining the BBC for their coverage of Euro 2024 this summer.

Rooney will head out to Germany with the likes of Gary Lineker, Joe Hart and Cesc Fabregas to cover the highly-anticipated tournament.