Responses from managers of Champions League clubs who were asked on Tuesday if they were interested in buying England striker Wayne Rooney, who has told Manchester United he wants to leave Old Trafford.

CARLO ANCELOTTI, CHELSEA: "I probably will have to answer this question a lot in the future so I want to make it clear now," Ancelotti said.

"I don't want other coaches talking about my players and I have a lot of respect for Manchester United and their manager Alex Ferguson that prevents me from discussing Rooney's situation."

JOSE MOURINHO, REAL MADRID: "He belongs to Manchester United. He belongs to Old Trafford. If at the end of the day Manchester United decide he wants to leave, give me a call," Mourinho told Sky Sports with a smile.

"I like him, I like Sir Alex. I think the best thing for him is to stay there for life. He will stay at Old Trafford for sure."

ARSENE WENGER, ARSENAL: "Has somebody opened the transfer window?" Wenger laughed when asked about Rooney. "We are not in the transfer market at the moment and we are not interested in buying anybody. We have plenty of players...

"It's a story I'm happy to read in the newspapers, but I'm happy to keep out of it. That means we are not buying anybody. We have enough strikers."

HARRY REDKNAPP, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: "I'm going to speak to my chairman to see if we can get Rooney to Tottenham, but I doubt very much whether that will happen," Redknapp joked at a news conference before Wednesday's game at Inter Milan.

"These things need to come out into the open sometimes. The game belongs to the people and the people should know what happens more in football."

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