D.C. United star Wayne Rooney has revealed that Everton's owner Farhad Moshiri was behind his departure from the Premier League club.
Former England captain Rooney returned to boyhood club Everton in 2017-18 after leaving Manchester United as their all-time leading goalscorer, but the 32-year-old only spent a single season at Goodison Park.
Rooney swapped Everton for Washington and he has since scored four goals and set up six others for D.C. to help boost their play-off chances in MLS.
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Reflecting on his Everton exit, Rooney told the Sunday Times: "It wasn't easy to leave Man United.