![\"\\u200bWayne](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/u200bwayne-rooney.jpg\")
<\/p>\nWayne Rooney has been handed some heartbreaking news after his son Kai revealed he will be out for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n
The Manchester United academy prospect released a statement on his social media account confirming the devastating news.<\/p>\n
The 16-year-old wrote: “Disappointed to be out for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n
“Back stronger next pre-season.”<\/p>\n
The Manchester United prospect added a heart emoji to the message.<\/p>\n
Wayne has been spotted watching his eldest son on several occasions during high-profile youth matches.<\/p>\n
Most recently, the United legend was spotted at Carrington as Kai played a pivotal role in the U16s winning the Premier League Shield Final trophy with a 2-0 victory over Burnley.<\/p>\n
He was also present in the stands at Old Trafford to watch the U18s win 3-2, with Kai remaining as an unused substitute.<\/p>\n
Wayne Rooney has been handed some heartbreaking news after his son Kai revealed he will be out for the remainder of the season<\/p>\n
| <\/p>\n
GETTY<\/p>\n
Both Wayne and Coleen Rooney cheered from the hospitality seats as Kai made his stadium debut for the U18s in a 2-1 win over Derby and again as Kai came off the bench to provide an assist in a 6-1 victory over Derby County.<\/p>\n
Kai had been impressing coaches with his form before the injury after being called up for the under-18s side in January this year.<\/p>\n
He has scored twice in seven competitive games despite being the youngest player on the side.<\/p>\n
Last weekend, the youngster played for both the U16S and U18S against Blackburn Rovers on the same day, scoring in both matches. <\/p>\n
![\"Kai](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kai-rooney.jpg\")
Kai had been impressing coaches with his form before the injury<\/p>\n
| <\/p>\n
GETTY<\/p>\n
Kai netted two goals and two assists for the U16s in the first half alone before being promoted to the U18 game for the second half.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the month, he scored a four-goal haul in the Premier League Cup semi-final against Norwich.<\/p>\n
He will now face an extended period on the sidelines after picking up an injury.<\/p>\n
![\"Kai](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774563008_15_kai-rooney.jpg\")
The sideline spell comes as Kai approaches a key career milestone<\/p>\n
| <\/p>\n
GETTY<\/p>\n
The sideline spell comes as Kai approaches a key career milestone, becoming eligible for a professional contract at Manchester United next season.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, he signed with super agent Triple S Sports, who has been his father’s long-term football agent since he was 17.<\/p>\n
The agency also represents United defender Harry Maguire, Everton’s James Garner and Wayne’s 22-year-old cousin, Jake Rooney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney has been handed some heartbreaking news after his son Kai revealed he will be out for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366904,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,1128,61,60,917,850],"class_list":["post-366903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-football","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-manchester-united","tag-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}