Wayne Rooney is being targeted by David Beckham for his Miami MLS team, according to the Daily Star. Beckham has run into a few snags for his MLS club, but it sounds like a stadium deal is almost done, which means the players are next up.
The move for Rooney would take place after his contract with Manchester United expires in 2019, barring a massive drop in production, according to Sportings News.
Rooney is 29 and just broke the England goalscoring record with his 50th goal last week. There is plenty of life left in the Englishman, but by the time he were to make the possible jump to Beckham's club, he would be 34 and not nearly as productive as he is now or will be over the next two to three seasons.
MLS continues to get a bad reputation for being a "retirement" league and in some ways that statement is very true. The likes of Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo and Steven Gerrard that recently came over to play make anyone's argument about the "old" league valid. While the league is still run by many young and talented players, the amount of older Europeans coming over is something of a concern for the league that want's to become a world power in the near future.
If Rooney does make the trip over to Miami in 2019, he will make for some great headlines, but his presence won't help win a club any championships.