Wayne Rooney has insisted that he stays targeted on getting again into soccer administration regardless of being approached over a transfer into the world of boxing. It was reported earlier this week that Rooney was in talks with Misfits, the promotional firm based by YouTube star KSI, about swapping his soccer boots for a pair of boxing gloves.

Rooney is thought to be an enormous boxing fan, having been a member of an novice boxing membership in Liverpool throughout his childhood. He additionally walked out with Ricky Hatton earlier than his combat in opposition to Jose Luis Castillo in 2007, whereas a video surfaced in 2015 exhibiting Rooney sparring with former Manchester United youth star Phil Bardsley in his kitchen.

Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast by Sky Bet, Rooney confirmed that Misfits had reached out however insisted that he was nonetheless desirous to return to soccer administration after a disastrous spell in command of Birmingham City.

"They've been in touch and asked the question but I think, at the minute, I want to focus on getting back into management, not boxing," defined Rooney.

"They've just been in touch to fight, yeah. There's been a few. Obviously, Misfits have been in [touch] and it's been all over the news or whatever. I want to focus on getting back into management, that's my focus. I've seen it all over the last couple of days, all the headlines, but my main focus is getting back into football."

Rooney was sacked by Birmingham final month after successful simply two and shedding 9 of his 15 matches in cost. He beforehand had stints within the dugout at DC United and Derby County earlier than becoming a member of the Blues, who sacked John Eustace to nominate Rooney regardless of sitting within the Championship play-off locations.

The former United striker went on to counsel that he ought to have been given extra time at Birmingham regardless of overseeing a horrific run of outcomes, which noticed them slide down the desk from sixth to twentieth.

In a press release, Rooney stated: "Football is a results business and I recognise they have not been at the level I wanted them to be. However, time is the most precious commodity a manager requires and I do not believe 13 weeks was sufficient to oversee the changes that were needed.

"Personally, it is going to take me a while to recover from this setback. I've been concerned in skilled soccer, as both a participant or supervisor, since I used to be 16. Now, I plan to take a while with my household as I put together for the following alternative in my journey as a supervisor."

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