Newcastle made audacious bid to sign Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, says Alan Shearer

Wayne Rooney completed a £27m switch from Everton to Manchester United in 2004 (Picture: Getty)Alan Shearer has confirmed that Newcastle tabled an unsuccessful offer to sign Wayne Rooney before the legendary forward joined Manchester United in 2004.Aged just 16, Rooney burst onto the scene with a sensational last-gasp winner for his boyhood club Everton against Arsenal in the 2002/03 season, bringing the Gunners’ 49-match unbeaten run to a grinding halt.The striker would go on to est