Wayne Rooney’s son earns Man Utd Below-19s call-up
It appears like the subsequent technology of Rooney is already making strikes.
Kai Rooney, the 15-year-old son of Manchester United legend Wayne, has acquired a shock call-up to the membership’s Below-19 squad – a bounce of three age teams – after lighting up the pitch on the SuperCup NI (previously generally known as the Milk Cup).
The younger ahead was a standout for United’s Below-16s in Northern Eire, notching each targets and assists because the Reds powered by the group phases unbeaten, solely to fall 1-0 to Southampton within the ultimate at Coleraine Showgrounds.
Now, off the again of that breakout efficiency, Kai’s been drafted into United’s U-19 squad for the distinguished Mladen Ramljak Event in Croatia – a contest that’s beforehand featured the likes of Luka Modrić and Eduardo Camavinga.
{The teenager} appears to be having fun with the second too, sharing a snap on Instagram of his lodge setup, full with a pool and a view, cheekily captioned: “19s event quickly.”
United’s younger weapons have landed in Group A, the place they will face academy giants Juventus, Fast București and Dinamo Zagreb.
In fact, Kai nonetheless has an extended highway forward if he’s to match his dad’s legacy – Wayne stays United’s all-time prime scorer with 253 targets – but when this newest step is something to go by, the child’s received the pedigree… and the platform to succeed.
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