Wayne’s weighing up a career move to Saudi
With husband Wayne considering a move to Saudi A rabia in a bid to revive his management career, Coleen Rooney is having sleepless nights about the impact it could have on their family – and even Wayne’s safety.
The couple, who met when they were just 12 years old, have stood together through 15 years of marriage and the birth of four sons, Kai, 14, Klay, ten, Kit, eight, and Cass, six. Ever-faithful Coleen has remained supportive of her husband throughout several high-profile scandals involving boozing and womanising.
But, while the Rooneys are known to enjoy a holiday in nearby Dubai, Saudi Arabia’s famously strict alcohol laws are acause for concern for Coleen. An insider tells heat that –while there’s “big money on offer” if Wayne, 38, were to consider a move to the Saudi Pro League, and Coleen, 37, loves the “sunshine and glamour” of the Middle East – she has a “bad feeling” that this might be an own-goal for Wayne.
Under current Saudi law, penalties for consumption or possession of alcohol can include fines, jail time, public flogging and deportation, and our source says, “Coleen has knots in her tummy. It just doesn’t feel like the right move – she can’t shake her fear that it’s adisaster waiting to happen.
She’s been chatting to other partners of players out there to get an understanding of the lifestyle, and she’s had mixed reports. There’s a lot of talk about how life there is very restricted and it’s a bit of a pressure-cooker existence. So many players have been lured there with huge money contracts, but the system and clubs are not the same as Europe. Alot of the players are being left to their own devices, which is having avery confusing impact on morale –there’s no support in place.
Coleen’s got abad feeling. She fears it’s the kind of place where Wayne could end up in real trouble.”
Over the years, Coleen has remained committed to her husband throughout his public missteps, including visiting brothels early in their relationship, and allegedly sleeping with sex workers during her pregnancy with eldest son Kai. With other high-profile public incidents, i
