Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has given Wayne Rooney 48 hours to decide whether he wants to leave Manchester United and move to Stamford Bridge.
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United say the striker is not for sale and he was outstanding as the sides played out a goalless draw on Monday.
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But Rooney, 27, has indicated he wants to leave after being left 'angry and confused' by his role at United.
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"One way or another he has to say 'I want to leave' or 'I want to stay'," said Mourinho.
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"The person that started the story has to finish the story. For the good of everyone, it is time to finish the story."
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Mourinho suggested the 27- year-old striker himself was the catalyst for Chelsea's move saying "he told someone very important in his career "that he wanted to leave United.
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Asked how long he was prepared to wait before moving on to other targets - with Anzhi Makhachkala's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o understood to be the alternative - Mourinho replied: "Twenty-four hours, 48 hours."
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He continued: "If you look at a manager like me, a club like us and the people who work at the club with me, we are not silly enough to try to get a player from a big club that doesn't want to sell.
Jose Mourinho should just forget about signing Wayne Rooney cos it won't work out @ all....Maybe next season tho!