Championship side Derby County are injury-struck and due to their transfer embargo are in serious problems, as far as the number of available players go. To top it all off, England’s football legend Wayne Rooney, now manager of the Rams from Derby, deepened the misery some more.Derby County midfielder Jason Knight suffered quite a confusing injury at training. Knight picked up the setback during Derby’s pre-season camp with Rooney having taken part in the drill himself due to his lack of players. Allegedly Rooney’s tackle sent his first-team star on the treatment table for potential 12 weeks.@WayneRooney if you need any players mate just DM me! I’ll sign a years contract for £500 a week! Beats shitty 12 hour night shifts!— MUFCFanZone (@MUFCFanZone2) July 27, 2021 The Telegraph have claimed that the challenge from Rooney was a ’50-50′ and simply an accident, but the bizarre situation is more damaging club’s ambitions in the new campaign.With Rooney having just nine registered senior players on his books, it has been a testing summer for the former Manchester United man – Knight’s absence has made it even worse.Derby’s transfer embargo has been eased up a bit as EFL allowed the club to sign free agents on one-year contracts or take players on loan for six months if they have fewer than 23 players ‘of a professional standing’. ‘It’s other people, which I can’t control, who need to make bigger decisions,’ Rooney said. ‘All I can do is try to bring some dignity and pride back to this club. It is clear that has gone in the last few years and it is my job to bring that back. ‘I need other people to do their job. It’s not ideal, it has been very difficult not knowing what my squad will be in two weeks’ time when the league starts. However we can, we need to get that sorted.Wayne Rooney says it would be “impossible” for him to field a team for the start of the new Championship season without significant signings.Derby only have nine registered senior players, including two goalkeepers. pic.twitter.com/MgQb21hrYb— Spreadex Sports (@SpreadexSport) July 27, 2021 ‘If I am being honest, it would be easy for a manager in my situation to walk away. It’s a challenge for me, I’m a fighter. I am grateful to Derby for giving me this opportunity and I will do everything I can to get the club through this.’If we can’t bring players in over the next two weeks I don’t know how we field a team. I haven’t got one centre-back signed to the club, there are two very young players in the U23s and U18s. It would be impossible for me to field a team.’Asked about Knight’s injury after Derby’s 2-1 friendly defeat by Salford, Rooney has not mentioned he had anything to do with the footballer’s injury.’Jason will be out for eight to 12 weeks. He has rocked his ankle. Thankfully, he doesn’t need surgery but needs the time to make sure he gets his ankle strong again.’However, aside from the football pitches and managerial troubles, the spotlight on Rooney recently is due to him allegedly taking part in a compromising scandal including 21-year-old women.A number of photographs emerged appearing to show him asleep in a hotel room with three younger women.Wayne Rooney party: Greater Manchester Police not investigating ‘complaint’: https://t.co/LHxNUtVkNw pic.twitter.com/VjCEHOTjkN— Cumbria Crack (@CumbriaCrack) July 27, 2021 The 35-year-old Rooney, a father of four who has been married to childhood sweetheart Coleen since 2008, alleges he was blackmailed and his representatives made a formal complaint over the incident.As claimed by the Sun, he reportedly joined the group of girls at a room after a night out. Same outlet also reported that the women involved are said to have been shocked after discovering that the complaint was made.
