Wayne Rooney's position as the manager of Derby is said to be 'on a knife edge' after he was pictured passed out in a hotel room with semi-naked women. One photo which went viral on Sunday shows him leaning in on one blonde woman at a nightclub
Wayne Rooney's position as the manager of Championship club Derby County is said to be 'on a knife edge' after the former England striker was pictured passed out in a hotel room with semi-naked women.
The Manchester United legend has had the spotlight firmly on him in recent days after photographs emerged appearing to show the 35-year-old asleep in a hotel room with the women. He has since alleged he was blackmailed.
Rooney, a father of four who has been married to childhood sweetheart Coleen since 2008, reportedly joined the group of girls at a room at the Staycity hotel in Manchester after a night out.
After reportedly partying at the exclusive Chinawhite nightclub following Derby's pre-season friendly with Salford City, Wayne was seen walking two women to their hotel room at 5.15am on Sunday.
In new footage taken by a fan he can be seen walking with two blondes - one of whom is believed to be Snapchat model Tayler Ryan - to their £50-a-night hotel after he partied with her and her friends Elise Melvin and Brooke Morgan.
One of the images shared heavily on social media shows Rooney leaning in to a blonde woman, although there is no suggesting of any wrongdoing on the former footballer's part.
It is understood the images were taken on Saturday night, on the first weekend that nightclubs across England were allowed to open after coronavirus restrictions were relaxed by the government.
Championship side Derby are said to be 'extremely upset' by the images that have emerged
Now in another blow to Rooney, according to The Sun his position as Derby manager is hanging in the balance after the episode.
A source told The Sun: 'It's 50-50. The club is extremely upset by the images that have emerged.
'As manager he must lead by example, on and off the field. That is the very least they expect from him.
'There is absolutely no suggestion of sexual impropriety on his part. But Wayne is clinging on and is desperate to keep hold of the job.
'His salary is one of the biggest in the Championship. To lose it now would be a massive setback.'
The Derby job is Rooney's first as a manager. He took over as part of the interim coaching staff last season before winning the position on a permanent basis in January 2021.
Model Tayler Ryan pictured with ex-England football ace Rooney while they were partying in Manchester on Saturday night
Derby will begin their new campaign in the Championship at home against Huddersfield on August 7 but it remains to be seen whether Rooney will be in charge.
The ex-England skipper, who reportedly earns £4.5million with Derby, alleged to police he was blackmailed over the images that the three women took while he slept fully-clothed and in a chair.
Rooney's representatives told MailOnline earlier this week they had made a formal complaint of blackmail to police, when social media was
