That's sort of the thing, assuming we had 40m and were willing to meet Rooney's 250k a week salary, would he be the player we went all out for? Knowing that despite all his talent, he's a very flakey individual that even United fans have turned against him?
We talk about Wenger not wanting players who are difficult to work with and Rooney fits that bill perfectly. Even Ferguson had to bend over to keep him happy.