{"id":4196,"date":"2018-07-02T19:42:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=4196"},"modified":"2018-07-03T16:47:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T15:47:07","slug":"can-rooney-emulate-beckham-gerrard-and-lampard-in-being-us-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/news-events\/can-rooney-emulate-beckham-gerrard-and-lampard-in-being-us-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Rooney emulate Beckham, Gerrard and Lampard in being US hits?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wayne Rooney has sealed his move to Major League Soccer signing with DC United, but will he be a good signing and prove a valuable asset?<\/p>\n

The former Manchester United and Everton man, follows a well trodden path of former England captain’s in trying the footballing life across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

To trailblazer David Beckham to Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, all former Three Lions captains – who have tried their hand in MLS.<\/p>\n

OddsMonkey has looked back at the stats, and seen just what value was delivered by the likes of Beckham, Gerrard and Lampard during their stays in the US.<\/p>\n

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Beckham’s basic salary was around \u00a36million-a-season – although he had a lot of adds-on for image rights, sponsorship and merchandising – but he played nearly 100 times for the Los Angeles Galaxy, and had a hand in 58 goals – scoring 18 and assisting in 40.<\/p>\n

So for Beckham over his stay in America, that equated to \u00a3620,689 per goal he was involved in.<\/p>\n

Gerrard and Lampard earned similar levels at around \u00a34million-a-season during their stays with Galaxy and New York City respectively and their overall values were not dissimilar either.<\/p>\n

Gerrard scored 5 times and created 14 at a return of \u00a3421,000 whilst Lampard was slightly more expensive as he came out at \u00a3421,000 for the 19 goals he was involved in – scoring 15 and assisting 4.<\/p>\n

Now the question is can Rooney – who will be on around \u00a35million-a-year in the US capital, whether he will prove good value for his new club.<\/p>\n

OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton commented: “It was interesting to look back on the likes of Beckham, Gerrard and Lampard – all of whom you could class as being successes in America.<\/p>\n

“Rooney now has a great chance to become England football’s best export into MLS.”<\/p>\n

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