(CNN -- Wayne Rooney has stunned the world of football by telling Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson that he wants to quit the English Premier League giants.
It left legendary boss Ferguson "shocked and disappointed" and immediately sparked a flurry of speculation about where the England striker will ply his trade if he does eventually depart Old Trafford.
A move to arch-rivals Manchester City was the early favorite among the bookmakers, with Real Madrid considered the most likely destination if he leaves his home nation, along with Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan and AC Milan.
CNN asked Gabriele Marcotti, world football columnist for The Times of London, to rate the chances of the front-runners for his signature from 1-10 and give the reasons why they would want him in their line-up. He comes to a surprising conclusion.
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