Look, I can start rumors, too!

I won’t go too in depth about Wayne Rooney’s impending departure from Manchester United. He wants out, and everyone admits it, so I don’t know how much more ink can be spilled on that particular part of the saga until other teams actually start tabling offers. In the days since the story broke, the thing that’s piqued my interest the most is Robbie Fowler’s revelation that he’s spoken to the Roonatic and that he’d be interested in moving to Australia to join the Perth Glory. Of the A-League. In his prime. Here’s the story: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=834508&sec=global&cc=5901

I find that very hard to believe that an England international just entering his prime would want to jump to the A-League. I’m 99 percent sure Fowler was blowing smoke or saying ridiculous things just to see what he could get the media to print. Maybe tomorrow he’ll say he was out for a walk and was abducted by aliens, which I would actually find less ridiculous than his current claim.

BUT, the one percent of me that thinks this is so outrageous it must be true wonders how long it’ll be before he’s talked up for a move to Major League Soccer. I’d hate to see MLS lose out on a chance to advance its stature by not even tabling a bid. An MLS club should take a shot: United will be letting him go for under his market value since he could buy out his contract this summer, and $20-30 million seems a small price to pay to actually sign a foreign superstar who’s still in his prime. I wouldn’t hold my breath on any of this, of course, as I’m 99 percent sure I would pass out, but I do think it’s worth the media attention for at least one or two MLS clubs to start publicly stating interest.