And now the Daily Mail report that he is seriously considering staying for the final year of his contract.
It is claimed he will not make a decision until returning from a family holiday.
I told Wayne Rooney yesterday that he could be the key man but he can perfectly be here next season
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho
He had claimed he ‘more or less’ knew what he would be doing in an interview at the end of the season.
"Of course you want to play," said Rooney. "You want to be on the pitch. I think a younger me would have been a lot more frustrated. I think I understand what's right and what's needed for the club, and I respect that.
"Obviously I am happy to be part of that [Europa League win] and in some way help the club win trophies, and that is the way it's been over the last 18 months and last year.
"That is a decision I have to make now, whether I want to continue doing that or go on and play more regular football."
Although Mourinho did leave the door open for him to stay after the Europa League final by saying: "I told him yesterday that he could be the key man but he can perfectly be here next season.
"I told him yesterday that he could be the key man but he can perfectly be here next season.”
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And with Zlatan Ibrahimovic set to be released today and United facing disappointment in the transfer market with Antoine Griezmann set to stay at Atletico and Alvaro Morata proving a difficult purchase Rooney may still have a place at United.
Rooney has lost his place in the England squad with Gareth Southgate not even calling him up to replace the injured Jamie Vardy for the games with Scotland and France this week.
And he will face the real prospect of missing out on next summer’s World Cup is he remains on the bench at United next season.
But he is thought to not be interested in a move to China due to having a young family.
While a move to Everton would mean taking a huge cut in wages that he is currently not willing to take.
Rooney has always maintained Everton and United are the only Premier League clubs he would join, meaning he could be stuck at Old Trafford for another year until his contract runs out.