Alan Shearer has told FourFourTwo Wayne Rooney could break his Premier League goal record, although he hopes he doesn't.
The former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United talisman tops the all-time leaderboard with 260 top-flight strikes from 1992-2006, ahead of former Manchester United striker Andy Cole (187) and current one Rooney (181).
I think he will definitely break the England record but I hope he doesn't pass mine. I enjoy that one
And Shearer believes that if the United captain stays fit for the remainder of his career, he has time on his side to take top spot - not that he's keen to see it happen.
"I think he will definitely break the England record but I hope he doesn't pass mine. I enjoy that one.
"He could do it, though, if he stays fit, and I guess it depends on where managers decide to play him in their teams.
"I'm a huge Rooney fan. He's only 29, isn't he? So yes, he might."
Read the full interview with Alan Shearer in the February 2015 issue of FourFourTwo, which hails the globe's finest 23 players under 23 and features exclusive chats with Ross Barkley, Mario Gotze, Koke, Antoine Griezmann, Marco Verratti, Marquinhos, Aymeric Laporte and Ryan Gauld. Plus, FFT speaks to Slaven Bilic, meets the joint-managers with a difference at Whitstable Town and asks Adebayo Akinfenwa some silly questions. Available from Wednesday January 7.
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Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.
