Wayne Rooney cancels £90,000 birthday bash as he quits Britain for Dubai break with Coleen

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER


Flying out: Wayne and Coleen Rooney at Manchester Airport yesterday


Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen secretly jetted off to Dubai last night, cancelling his £90,000 birthday bash.

The footballer pulled the plug on his lavish 25th birthday party despite already spending thousands on food and drink.

A marquee erected at their luxury £4.5million home in Cheshire will be unused as they unwind on a five-day break.

The £10,000 trip comes after a torrid week which saw the England star almost ditch his club Manchester United.



All is forgiven - perhaps: Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney posing together after he signed a new deal


He stunned the footballing world by declaring that the club no longer matched his ambition and criticised the quality of his fellow players.

He left fans boiling with rage and prompted death threats by also saying he would be happy to sign for arch-rivals Manchester City.

Eventually, after an incredible U-turn, the stand-off ended and he clinched a new deal with United - doubling his weekly salary to £200,000.

He and Sir Alex Ferguson posed for a saccharine picture with their arms around each others shoulders to show they had buried the hatchet.

The contract makes the 25-year-old the highest-paid English footballer of all time. Rooney was then forced to apologise to his team and the fans.


High life: The Rooneys on holiday in the U.S. in July this year


Luxury: The Burj Al Arab in Dubai, where rooms cost up to £1,200-a-night


Wife Coleen, 24, rang around the 100 guests they had invited to his birthday to cancel and they packed their bags for a last-minute holiday.

They left their one-year-old son Kai behind with her parents and it is thought they will reschedule the party for next weekend instead.

Rooney, who is currently injured, asked permission from Sir Alex to go on the trip and the Manchester United manager gave it his full backing.

The couple only recently returned from a brief trip to Prague in what was billed a 'second honeymoon' to patch up their marriage.


source: dailymail