Gylfi Sigurdsson set to complete shock transfer to Wayne Rooney’s DC United 12 months after Everton release

GYLFI SIGURDSSON is set to link up with Wayne Rooney at DC United.

The former Everton midfielder is due to land in the United States capital Washington on Monday to complete his surprise move.

Rooney, who played with Sigurdsson for one season at Everton from 2017, is currently in charge at DC United.

Iceland international Sigurdsson, 33, left Everton last June when his contract expired and has not played since.

Previously at Swansea, Sigurdsson joined Everton for £45million before being released.

But the ex-Spurs star has been keen to return to the game and Rooney believes he will be a massive addition at DC United.

Rooney struggled in charge last season with his team finishing bottom of their division.

But they beat FC Cincinnati 3-0 on Sunday and are currently ninth in the 15-team Eastern Conference, with David Beckham’s Inter Miami bottom.

Earlier this month, Rooney was quizzed about whether DC United were considering a move for his ex-Manchester United team-mate Jesse Lingard.

However, Rooney has since dismissed all rumours linking the ex-England international.

Lingard is without a club having been released by Nottingham Forest after a dismal 12 months at the City Ground.

But Rooney said: "The Jesse Lingard [rumour]?

"I don't know where that has come from. From my point of view we have no interest in signing him."