Wayne Rooney could return to English football from the States because wife Coleen wants to bring their children up in the UK.
Wayne, 33, is said to be in talks with Derby County over a potential player-coach role.
The ex-England captain plays for DC United in Major League Soccer for a reported £300,000 a week and has scored 25 goals in 43 games.
But it is claimed the mum to their boys Kai, nine, Klay, six, Kit, three, and 17-month-old Cass is unsettled.
Former Man Utd star Wayne has said he wishes to go into management after he retires.
He revealed in June: “I’m taking steps to get my badges completed and when I finish playing I’ll see what opportunities come up.
“There’s already offers which have been made, but at the minute I am still a player and I want to enjoy playing, and then I’ll see which offers are right when I do finish.”
Preliminary talks have reportedly already taken place between Derby and Wayne’s agent Paul Stretford.
The Championship club’s new coach Phillip Cocu, who took over from Frank Lampard recently, is looking to bolster his playing and coaching staff.
