2004/05 Man Utd Home Premier League Football Shirt Rooney #8 (XXL)

Condition: 9/10 Superb

Size: Adult XXL

Chest Measurement: 45-47 Inches / 114-119 CM

Manufacturer: Nike

Colour: Red, black & white trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2004/2005 & 2005/2006

Player: Wayne Rooney

Patches: Premier League

Official Nike Manchester United home football shirt from the 2004/05 season. Complete with Rooney #8 on the back of the shirt in official Lextra flock EPL lettering, and original flock Premier League patches on the sleeves.

The condition of this original football jersey is 9/10 - Superb (see photos).

Rooney made a transfer request in August 2004, despite Everton having made a new contract offer valued at £50,000 per week. Everton then rejected a bid of £20 million from Newcastle, and ultimately signed for Manchester United at the end of the month after a £25.6 million deal was reached. It was the highest fee ever paid for a player under 20 years old; Rooney was still only 18 when he left Everton. Sir Alex Ferguson, then manager of United, said that "There were plenty of eyebrows raised" when he persuaded the club's board of directors to sanction "a multi-million pound" move to try to sign Rooney from Everton.

Rooney was given the number 8 shirt upon his arrival at Old Trafford. He made his United debut on 28 September in a 6–2 home win over Fenerbahçe in the Champions League,scoring a hat-trick and laying on an assist. These goals made Rooney the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the Champions League aged 18 years 335 days. However, his first season with Manchester United ended without winning a trophy as they could only manage a third place finish in the league, and failed to progress to the last eight of the Champions League.