Weekend newspaper reports that the England striker Wayne Rooney has signed a record-breaking new contract with Manchester United are premature, the club has insisted. The Sun on Sunday newspaper reported that Rooney had signed a new four-and-a-half year deal worth £300,000 a week to stay at Old Trafford.

"There is no deal, which is why we haven't announced it," a United spokesman said.

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