Rooney is worth his price, says Hodgson

Updated on: 15 March,2010 07:42 AM IST |
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Roy Hodgson watched his Fulham side become the latest to be dismantled by Wayne Rooney and admitted it is little surprise Real Madrid think he is worth u00c3u0082u00c2u00a3100million.

Roy Hodgson watched his Fulham side become the latest to be dismantled by Wayne Rooney and admitted it is little surprise Real Madrid think he is worth u00c3u0082u00c2u00a3100million.

Real president Florentino Perez is "obsessed" with Rooney according to the club's former president Ramon Calderon, despite the fact neither Manchester United nor their star have given any indication a transfer is possible.

And after taking his tally for the season to 32 with the first two goals in a 3-0 win over the Cottagers at Old Trafford that took United back to the Premier League summit, Hodgson could only join the chorus of praise.

"He is scoring lots of goals in a tough league like ours. He is starring for England and is starring in the Champions League.

"Anyone doing that is a player who will be talked about and someone everyone else is going to be coveting. It is no surprise people are coveting Wayne Rooney.

"It is pointless for me to say Wayne Rooney is an excellent player because you could get that from the man in the pub. I just know we don't have that kind of money."

At the moment, Rooney is driving United towards an unprecedented fourth successive title.

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