Man Utd have banned Kai Rooney from doing one thing as dad Wayne speaks out

Kai Rooney is hoping to sign his first professional contract with Manchester United in the near future after the club banned him from doing one thing

Wayne Rooney has spoken out after his son Kai was banned by Manchester United from wearing his sponsored football boots. Kai, 16, is following in his dad’s legendary footsteps, having been part of United’s youth set up since he was 11.

He certainly has big boots to fill given Wayne is United’s all-time leading goal-scorer with 253 goals in 559 appearances, with five Premier League titles and a Champions League winners’ medal to his name after his 13 years at Old Trafford.

But the left-footed teenager is showing promise in the academy ranks, playing as a forward like the former England captain himself. Kai, whose progress has been closely watched by fans and the media, has already landed a commercial deal, signing a boot deal with Puma when he was just 12 years of age in 2022.

However, Wayne recently revealed his son is not getting any preferential treatment in the United academy. He explained how Kai is banned from wearing his Puma boots for the U16s due to a club policy.

Wayne said on The Smith Brothers: Not A Podcast: “He’s obviously with Puma but when he plays for the Manchester United U16s, something which I really like is he can’t wear his Puma boots.

“All the academy have to wear the same boots. They do it because there’s people from areas where they can’t afford certain boots so I think it’s really good.