Taylor: Teen Rooney exploited by deal

WAYNE ROONEY was exploited when the teenage prodigy signed his first commercial contract, the boss of the players’ union told a court yesterday.

And Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), suggested what had happened to Paul Gascoigne showed what can go wrong for talented young stars if they are not looked after properly.

Defending his members, he said they were not “cash cows” who lost their principles for money.