Hes the national teams record goalscorer, but never won anything with the Three Lions. Nevertheless, his performances remained at a good level as he scored twice in the League Cup final of 2006. His first season went well, with the midfielder making 30 appearances for the Toffees. It was lost money for Everton, but thats where I wanted to play. And if there was a more exciting signing in Premier League history, well, Ive just never heard of it. Eventually, the Red Devils got him a few months after beating Everton in a 4-3 thriller at Goodison Park in February, 2004. Petr Cech from Stade Rennais to Chelsea for 13m. Rooney might not have held every record at Old Trafford, but he certainly claimed many that count. He quickly settled into life at Everton, offering a physical presence in midfield and managing 30 league games in his first season, becoming a standard-bearer of David Moyes' Everton tenure. He scored 183 goals for United more than anyone else in clubs history but had to play number ten, number eight, number six and on the wing while all of his managers kept buying one striker after another. Howard then joined Everton on loan for the 2006-07 season and, after making 77 appearances for United, joined the Merseyside club permanently shortly after. Players who starred for both Everton and Manchester United in the Premier League. Before Euro 2004, I knew that I was getting touted to other teams - because Everton needed the money. Didier Drogba from Marseille to Chelsea (37.5m), Ricardo Carvalho from Porto to Chelsea (30m), Emerson from AS Roma to Juventus (28m), Samuel Etoo from Mallorca to Barcelona (27m), Walter Samuel from AS Roma to Real Madrid (23m), Deco from Porto to Barcelona (21m), Djibril Cisse from Auxerre to Liverpool (20m), Paul Ferreira from Porto to Chelsea (20m), Jonathan Woodgate from Newcastle to Real Madrid (18.3m). Despite Everton attracting such experienced and worldwide talent, the Blues stay in Europes elite was all but over even before it began. He left for Sunderland in January 2017. He made over 300 appearances for United during his second stint at the club, which lasted from 1988 to 1995. Between the 1990-91 and 1994-95 seasons he played 161 times for United, winning two Premier League titles along the way. In mitigation, the club was in a financial mess when Kenwright took over and what little cash he did have was spent on simply buying out previous chairman Peter Johnson. In 1999, when United reserve team manager Jim Ryan spotted him during one of the academy games, Rooney opted to stay at Everton since hed been a fan of the club and didnt want to change anything. After a 2-1 home defeat to Villarreal, Everton had to muster up an emphatic performance at the Estadio de la Cermica in Spain in order to ensure that would be playing Champions League football for the remainder of the season. Another player to come through the United academy, Cleverley spent several years as a squad player, with Ferguson an admirer of his workmanlike attitude. For the first time in this series Im choosing something other than the most expensive transfer of a summer for the Shook The World section. But it didnt stop there. Thirteen years later, its kind of hard to fully appreciate just how big this move was for the Premier League. Rooney left United on a free transfer in the summer of 2017, returning to Everton on a two-year deal. I felt I got backed into a corner to a certain extent, but thats football.. I didnt want to go to London, I didnt want to go to Chelsea. It remains as one of the most controversial decisions in the competitions history and a saddening moment for Everton which was later cemented with a Diego Forlan injury-time winner ensuring that Villarreal moved into the Group Stage and would later finish as that seasons semi-finalists. You do not need to be an expert to see that he is a special talent, very special, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger commented after his side were defeated by the teenager. You know what give me a couple of seconds to wipe away my nostalgia tears. Honourable mention: Robin van Persie from Feyenoord to Arsenal for 4.5m. Unfortunately, those around him were not of the same quality and as the club was plunged into a long period of transition that they have never really emerged from, he finished the season as both their leading scorer and assist maker. Weve had some fantastic goals here but in terms of execution youll never see that, Ferguson said after the game. After a traumatic and tumultuous campaign in which Everton faced the greatest threat to their Premier League status this century, a summer of squad rebuilding awaits at Goodison Park but Frank Lampard would do well to channel the spirit of the Blues from 2004 as he looks to piece together a new-look side for next season. He was signed by United in 2003 as a replacement for Fabien Barthez. He left in October 2000 to join Blackburn Rovers. I remember getting told you cant do that because if your foot breaks down we wont be able to sell you.. Lets work it out. 1) Alright, I know what youre thinking. However, Blomqvist picked up a serious knee injury that saw him go two years without playing a game. That move was made permanent, and he became a regular in the Burnley backline until he was signed by Everton in the summer of 2017. By the end of the 2004-05 season, after a decade at the club, he had 386 appearances for United. Despite this, Everton surprisingly finished the season in 4th, three points ahead of Liverpool and on a negative one goal difference. He joined Everton on a free contract in November 2001, and was at the club until the end of the 2001-02 season. It was hoped he would be the missing piece in the United midfield, a hard-working, defensively-minded player. His United career started well, but over time mistakes began to creep into his career with increasing consistency. New Jersey native Tim Howard represented both these clubs during his Premier League career. During his time at Everton he played 19 games, scoring one goal. He arrived at Merseyside in March 2000, after being told he wasn't in Glenn Hoddle's plans at Southampton. Rooney came through the Everton academy. But which has been the most entertaining summer since 2000? Evertons financial issues were well known, with then-chairman Bill Kenwright famously saying he had to beg the banks to not close the club down. Somehow, the whole thing died in the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport. Everton are sometimes at their best when their backs against the wall as shown by Joe Royles Dogs of War while Neville Southall called upon the current side to adopt a siege mentality and shove it back in their faces when it seemed many within the game were relishing the prospect of them going down. Zu Beginn seiner Laufbahn sei es immer wieder zu heimlichen Trinkgelagen gekommen, um seine ngste zu bekmpfen und mit dem ffentlichen Druck und der groen Erwartungshaltung umzugehen. Chelsea-Ikone Frank Lampard ist neuer Teammanager des abstiegsbedrohten englischen Fuball-Erstligisten FC Everton. Paired together, 2003/04 and 2021/22 are an anything but handsome couple for the Blues given that they now share the dubious honour of being the lowest equivalent points totals in the clubs 134-year Football League/Premier League history - but at least unlike 1929/30 and 1950/51, the two occasions that Everton were relegated, they did avoid the dreaded drop. Eventually hell have all the United records, Law said. That move was later made permanent. 8 when he arrived, and would go on to become a Red Devils club legend. Rooneys fate was sealed when he handed in that transfer request in late August, scrawled on a napkin from the canteen and plonked on David Moyes desk. Nobody is suggesting a turnaround of such dramatic proportions for 2022/23 but with question marks over the futures of some of Evertons biggest names such as Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Financial Fair Play regulations to adhere to, the parallels seem obvious. Phil Neville is another player with a long history shared between these clubs, spending his entire career exclusively with these clubs. Here's a list of the notable names who have worn both the Everton blue and Manchester United red. In the final years of his United career, he transitioned to playing roles deeper in the team, which served to highlight his versatility and technical qualities. The Gunners had been undefeated in 30 Premier League matches at the time. His attitude, work rate, and versatility made him a firm favourite of David Moyes, who would play him with regularity throughout his time as Everton manager. He in the Community Shield and got the winner on the opening league goal of the season, setting off as he meant to go on. Jose Mourinho desperately trying to yank Stevie G out of Liverpool in order to build potentially the deadliest midfield trio in Premier League history Makelele, Gerrard, Lampard. Even at that age, he was bullying defenders like a forward twice his age, but allied that raw strength to the speed of a winger. Rooney has been largely silent about his Everton exit, even when he returned to the club four years ago. While Moyes didn't last long in Manchester, Fellaini was at the club for six years. Two years later, Sir Alex Ferguson tried to sign him again, but Rooney refused. Undoubtedly, one of the all-time biggest moves in world football that never actually happened. In hindsight, this was to be the beginning of the end for the forward. 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While Woodgate and Walter Samuel obviously failed to live up to their transfer fees, it was the summer that also saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Fabio Cannavaro sign for Juventus, Xabi Alonso land in Liverpool, Arjen Robben join Chelsea, and Miroslav Klose quietly pen a contract with Werder.

Jose Mourinho from Porto to Chelsea, Rafael Benitez from Valencia to Liverpool, Claudio Ranieri from Chelsea to Valencia, Fabio Capello from AS Roma to Juventus, Felix Magath from Stuttgart to Bayern Munich, Roberto Mancini from Lazio to Inter Milan. Manager, David Moyes, made quick work in acquiring some new talent with Marcus Bent arriving from Ipswich Town for 450,000 and arguably the clubs greatest bargain signing, Tim Cahill, who arrived for as little as 1.5million from Millwall. The Red Devils did not initially seem in the running for the teenager, though a rumoured bid from Newcastle seemed to jolt Sir Alex Fergusons side into action. However, that was his final season, as he moved to Everton. These revelations will inevitably lead to fresh questions of Kenwright and how the club got in such a position whereby they had to sell their most talented young player to stave off bankruptcy. He scored 25 goals in 37 league games, and was touted by many to be one of the best center forward in world football not yet at an elite club. on the assumption a media deal with NTL was imminent plunged the club further into the red. Swedish wide man Jesper Blomqvist had spells at both United and Everton during his career. Saha joined United from Fulham in the winter of 2004, having scored 15 goals in 22 appearances for the West London side in the first part of the season. By this time, of course, he had committed his long-term future to the club. The most recent addition to this list, Van de Beek joined Everton on loan at the end of the 2022 winter transfer window. The difference being in what was long-serving manager David Moyes second full season, despite their paltry final points tally, the Blues werent actually ever in any genuine danger. I would have left at some point, of course I wouldve, to try and better myself and go and win trophies. Everton would continue their excellent form and would only lose two more games before the turn of the year and even enjoyed a spectacular derby day victory over Liverpool in December at Goodison Park. Hes been the most prolific English striker for over a decade but never won the Premier League Golden Boot. In an extremely weird turn of events, Florentino Perez decided that ruining just one Englishmans career wasnt enough, and, after signing Michael Own from Liverpool, laid out a ludicrous 18m for Newcastle defender Jonathan Woodgate, who was injured even at the time of the transfer. All names who had previously remained instrumental in ensuring that Everton would remain a float in the Premier League and, with such outgoings, Everton were seen as the early bookies favourites for the drop at the start of the new campaign. Back in 2004, Fergusons move for a precious youth may have seemed like a gamble, but in hindsight it ranks as one of the best deals he ever did. Thats six out of fourteen guys who played in the 2006 UCL final against Arsenal for ya. I was heartbroken, I loved the club and wanted to play for Everton. Rooney revealed Chelsea, into their second year under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, had offered the most money and Everton were pushing the striker in that direction. It was a devastating moment to see one of the most talented players to ever graduate from Evertons youth academy leave before his 19th birthday. He settled into life at Everton well, and spent the best part of a decade playing for the Toffees. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Wayne Rooney moved to Manchester United in 2004. I was getting pushed to go and play for Chelsea because they offered the most money, but I said youre not dictating where I go - I want to go to Manchester United. Unsurprisingly, Wenger was not the only manager to take an interest in the prodigious young talent and Manchester Uniteds Sir Alex Ferguson beat off stern competition to complete a 25.6 million move. Liverpool captain Henderson doesnt care who scores in UCL Final but BT Sports Nick Peet blasts boxings fragmented system, John Achterberg on playoff-chasing Tranmere as League Twos final fixture looms, Klopp criticises UEFA for Champions League final ticket allocation. He made 79 appearances for the club between 2011 and 2015, before moving to Everton on a free transfer. That said, had he not emerged when he did where would the club be now without the 30m to save them from financial oblivion? Liverpool captain Henderson doesnt care who scores in UCL Final but who do journalists want? Still, back in 2004, we didnt know any of that. Rooney very much felt like the right player at the wrong time. Ferguson admitted that the deal raised eyebrows, yet any doubts were soon cast aside by Rooney. Iconic Transfer Campaign That Changed Everything. READ MORE: Everton's summer timeline in full including pre-season and fixture dates, READ MORE: Everton transfer state of play as what to expect from amid summer rebuild. Although he went eight matches without scoring at one point, he able to net 34 times in 44 matches. Note, that all happened after Stevie had already agreed the transfer with Jose via text messages while training with England prior to Euro 2004. Ferguson would later claim that Everton supremo Bill Kenwright put him on the phone to his venerable now late mother Hope during the negotiations of Wayne Rooneys transfer, with the Scot saying she barracked him with the words: Dont you dare steal my boy! Ferguson wondered whether his verbal volley from a Scouse nan was some kind of negotiating tactic but a 27million deal would make the lad from Croxteth the most expensive teenager in world football at the time. After leaving Everton in 2002, he didn't go to play regularly for the rest of his career. He played 40 games in total on his return to Merseyside, before moving to D.C. United in Major League Soccer. The former England captain has given a revealing interview about his controversial first Goodison departure. As the old Czech saying goes, five years later, you would have failed to buy his helmet for this money. As a 16-year-old, he burst onto the scene with Everton like no-one has since. Although he logged 18 appearances in total, injury problems still plagued him. Marouane Fellaini spent over a decade of his career at these two clubs. When he joined United, foreign players were still a rarity in British football, but that didn't seem to bother him. He was a regular goalscorer throughout his spell on Merseyside, but the 2016-17 season really stood out for Lukaku. Wayne Rooney says he was forced out of Everton in the summer of 2004, with the Toffees actively touting him out to potential clubs as they needed raise cash to ease their crippling finances. That soon changed, as Manchester United made the move for him in the summer of 2017. It was stunning. A disastrous spending spree in 2000 (sound familiar?)

Wayne Rooney at Manchester United: The highs of a record-breaking career, How Liverpool v Chelsea became one of the fiercest rivalries of the 2000s, Jiri Jarosik at Chelsea: Joses genius, Terrys ripped jeans, Duffs lost passport. Since then, Keane has been a regular starter for the Merseyside outfit. Australian midfielder Tim Cahill, eager to prove himself in the Premier League after being part of Millwalls run to the FA Cup final, proved to be a bargain buy of even greater proportions and would be a passionate presence in the Blues side for the next eight seasons, scoring 68 times in 278 matches and having that happy knack of finding the net at vital times. Bellew said himself that he had heard from senior figures in the club that Rooney had saved Everton, which makes you wonder just how bad their finances were. If it was with England in the 2006 World Cup quarter-final that his hot-headedness is most infamously remembered, he also saw red on a number of occasions with United including in a friendly against Porto for elbowing Pepe.

He made 60 appearances for United as a relative youngster, scoring several eye-catching goals from distance during his appearances. Copyright 2022 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Although the current crop ended up one position higher in 16 th , recent months have been far more perilous and despite Lampard having picked up the pieces from the mess that Rafael Benitez (who won just one of his last 13 Premier League matches) left behind, the club were still staring towards the precipice of life in the Championship when they trailed 2-0 at home to Crystal Palace in their penultimate fixture before a sensational comeback to triumph 3-2. It was, however, the 2009/10 season that was arguably Rooneys zenith. Another Manchester United academy player, Mark Hughes broke into the United team in the 1983-84 season, and made 121 appearances in just his first three years at the club. The implications of this issue would rumble on to the following season, in which he came close to departing the club and endured a lengthy dispute with Ferguson. Injuries disrupted his campaign and yet he still concluded the campaign with 18 goals. He had actually rejected a chance to move to Old Trafford twice before accepting the offer in 2004 and becoming the most expensive teenager in world football. Meanwhile, Barca landed Deco, Etoo, Giuly, Belletti, Edmilsonand Larsson that summer, then promoted a 17-year-old Leo Messi to the first team. However, when Ronald Koeman took over, Cleverley found himself down the pecking order and left on loan for Watford in January 2017. Ajax selling Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Juventus after he had injured his team-mate Rafael van Der Vaart in an international friendly, then replied to the midfielders you-did-it-on-purpose accusations by saying: I didnt injure you on purpose, and you know that. Wasnt it the best 163million ever spent, though? He's unable to play due to a thigh injury, but even if fit, he wouldn't have been eligible as a player on loan to Everton from the Red Devils.