Wayne Rooney has reached his breaking point at Derby County.
The England all-time great asked the club to be relieved of his duties as manager on Friday, following a tumultuous season that resulted in relegation as a result of a points penalty for entering administration and breaching the English Football League’s profitability and sustainability rules. Derby was docked a total of 21 points, a tally far too daunting to overcome despite the club’s relative success in the face of extreme adversity.
On top of that, the club has been in the process of finding new ownership, with American businessman Chris Kirchner recently withdrawing his bid, and that uncertainty played a role into Rooney’s thinking, he said.