Manchester United are willing to sell Wayne Rooney in the coming days - but only to a foreign rival.
The Mail on Sunday says Rooney will be allowed to leave Manchester United in this transfer window if he moves abroad.
But a lack of interest from any foreign club makes it virtually certain he will be going nowhere.
United have ruled out selling to Chelsea, whom they face on Monday.
A senior source close to Old Trafford insisted: "United just would not sell Rooney to Chelsea - not in a million years."
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