Chinese football chiefs want to make Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney the best paid player in history.
The Sun says United captain – who broke the club's record yesterday scoring his 250th goal – is being lured with a bank-busting package worth up to £60 million a year to try to get him to become a star in the Far East.
Rooney, 31, and his family are happy in Manchester but the sensational Chinese financial offer dwarfs his current £300,000-a-week wages at Old Trafford.
Sources in China say they understand United may not stand in the way of Rooney leaving in the summer, inspiring their efforts to sign him.
Rooney is no longer first choice in the team and cannot ignore the chance to earn untold riches in the Chinese Super League.
A Chinese source said: “There is a belief that Rooney might be allowed to leave United this summer, by which time he'll have spent 13 years at the club and made more than 550 appearances.
“Even though he'll have one year left on his contract, it's a good time to go because he is now the top scorer in the club's history."