Sir Bobby Charlton scored 49 goals for England in a remarkable career but Rooney has scored on 32 goals for England.
Charlton – who won the 1966 World Cup with England – says that he would be glad to witness Rooney breaking his goal record.
“Wayne has the enthusiasm and talent to do it,” said Charlton in a video message to the Soccerex conference in Rio.
“With a fair wind he can do it and I would be very happy with that because I like Wayne.
“I get the opportunity to speak to him every other week and he is not a bad lad. He is a good lad who loves the game and wants to be the best.
“I can see in him what I used to see in myself. He can’t wait to get on the football field and he is magic. I have a lot of time for him because he is a good listener.
“I once said to him ‘Can I give you a tip that might help? Don’t be afraid to shoot. When you look up to have a shot, just smash the ball towards the goal as hard as you can. If you can see that rectangle, just smash the bloody thing’.
“We played Hull the next day and he did exactly that and scored!”
There are a very few people like Sir Bobby Charlton who wish for the better of others, and this shows that he does not care about his record, and all he wants is Rooney to be successful.
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