The former Manchester United and Everton player already played in the ranks of DC United: he scored 45 goals in 48 games.
The portal 'The Athletic' has ensured that Rooney and the group from the US capital have agreed for him to sit on the bench and pointed out that the Englishman is already in Washington to finalize the final details.
The newspaper 'The Washington Post' also maintained that there was already an agreement for Rooney to be the new coach of DC United.
In his debut as coach in MLS, Rooney will have a difficult task with a team tied for the last position in the Eastern Conference with the Chicago Fire and suffered one of the most in its history on Friday, falling by 7 -0 against the Philadelphia Union.
Chad Ashton was DC United's interim coach since the April firing of Argentinian Hernán Losada.
Rooney resigned at the end of June as Derby County manager after the team's relegation to League One. The Englishman arrived at Derby County in 2020 as player-manager, eventually taking over as manager to save the team last season.
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