MLS RUMORS: David Beckham Recruiting Wayne Rooney For MLS Miami Club

David Beckham is working his English connection with Wayne Rooney to make him his first signing in MLS.

Wayne Rooney is being targeted by David Beckham for his Miami MLS team, according to the Daily Star. Beckham has run into a few snags for his MLS club, but it sounds like a stadium deal is almost done, which means the players are next up.

The move for Rooney would take place after his contract with Manchester United expires in 2019, barring a massive drop in production,according to Sportings News.

Rooney is 29 and just broke the England goalscoring record with his 50th goal last week. There is plenty of life left in the Englishman, but by the time he were to make the possible jump to Beckham's club, he would be 34 and not nearly as productive as he is now or will be over the next two to three seasons. 

MLS continues to get a bad reputation for being a "retirement" league and in some ways that statement is very true. The likes of Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo and Steven Gerrard that recently came over to play make anyone's argument about the "old" league valid. While the league is still run by many young and talented players, the amount of older Europeans coming over is something of a concern for the league that want's to become a world power in the near future. 

If Rooney does make the trip over to Miami in 2019, he will make for some great headlines, but his presence won't help win a club any championships. 

David Beckham optimistic of progress on Miami MLS franchise

David Beckham says Miami deserves its own MLS franchise

David Beckham is hopeful of making progress in the next two months in his bid to establish an MLS franchise in Miami.

Beckham's stay in MLS with the Los Angeles Galaxy brought him an option to purchase an expansion team at a reduced price and he selected Miami as his market, only to find trouble over a stadium site.

The Miami Beckham United group, which also includes 'American Idol' creator Simon Fuller, has been exploring stadium options for a while and saw an earlier downtown waterfront site blocked by local business interests.

Miami mayor Tomas Regalado said in July the group were planning to build a stadium near the Miami Marlins baseball ground.

The site, which is near the downtown part of the city, had previously been rejected as a possible base for the franchise, which was announced last year.

"It's been frustrating over the last year and a half with the announcement first and then we had a couple of difficult times, which we knew would happen at some point because you can't everything smooth sailing," Beckham told Sky Sports News HQ.

"But everyone in Miami is excited about us bringing a team there. We are getting closer. 

"There is a lot of positivity around the city and I've always said that Miami is a place that is going to love a team. They need a team and want a team. 

"I think the fans are excited and hopefully in the next couple of months we'll be able to make an announcement."