Wayne Rooney arrives at Manchester Airport to jet to Australia ahead of I'm A Celebrity stint amid claims he's the series' 'highest paid star'

Wayne Rooney arrived at Manchester Airport on Sunday as he prepared to jet to Australia to appear on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! The former England star, 41, is set to join names including Chloe Burrows, Leigh Francis and Joanna Page in the famous jungle when the new series kicks off on November 16.Ahead of his lengthy flight across the world, he cut a low-key figure in an all-black ensemble as he headed to the terminal. Wayne, who is claimed to be the series' highest-paid star, was joined by his manager, Paul Stretford.It comes amid reports that Wayne has already bonded with Love Island star Chloe ahead of entering the jungle.The Manchester United star and reality icon struck up an unlikely bond when they played in the charity football match, Soccer Aid. Wayne Rooney arrived at Manchester Airport on Sunday as he prepared to jet to Australia to appear on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! The former England star, 41, is set to join names including Chloe Burrows, Leigh Francis and Joanna Page in the famous jungle Ahead of his lengthy flight across the world, he cut a low-key figure in an all-black ensembleA source close to the influencer has told the MoS: 'Chloe and Wayne bonded over their I'm A Celebrity booking back in May when they played in Soccer Aid together.'Talks were well underway for the show at that time, so they both knew they were heading into the jungle. They were on the same team and got along really well.'It's nice that they already have that connection going in. They had a catch-up about how they were both feeling about the show, and it will be great to watch their friendship grow even more once they're in camp.'At the charity football match in Stratford, the reality star pouted for a selfie with the former England captain as she captioned the post, 'What an amazing experience.'Bosses have reportedly offered Wayne more than Coleen who made a record-breaking £1.5million for her jungle stint two years ago.Last year, Wayne spoke about how he wanted to appear on I'm A Celebrity.He said: '[I'm A Celebrity] is something I would never say no to, of course. I think I said on the aftershow when Coleen was in the jungle, that was the one we've always watched and the one we both said if there was anything we'd do it'd be that.'So, you never know in the future, but I've got other things I'm looking at at the minute.' Wayne was seen arriving at the airport early Sunday morning He appeared in high spirits as he was welcomed at the airport The new series of I'm a Celeb kicks off on November 16 He follows in the footsteps of his wife Coleen, who finished second place in 2024 Wayne is claimed to be the series' highest-paid star The football star was joined by his manager, Paul Stretford Bosses have reportedly offered Wayne more than Coleen who made a record-breaking £1.5million for her jungle stint two years ago It comes amid reports that Wayne has already bonded with Love Island star Chloe ahead of entering the jungleWayne and Coleen have been in the limelight a lot recently after the release of their fly-on-the-wall documentary The Real Rooneys last month.The couple have given fans an intimate look inside their family life with sons Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, ten, and Cass, eight, in their new £10million fly-on-the-wall show, The Real Rooneys, which was filmed last year.Wayne has also appeared to have turned back the clock in recent pictures of himself following his recent glow-up.He has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent months, including a nose job, a slimmed-down physique and Invisalign to transform his smile.Asked to share the secret to his weight loss, Wayne said: 'Apparently I've seen recently I've been taking this pen thing about me, [Ozempic].'It's a shame, because I'm working really hard to lose weight. Apparently I've been on the pen.'The couple then discussed Wayne's recent nose job, with Coleen adding: 'I thought you were gonna say then, my nose wasn't a cosmetic job, it was a medical job!'Wayne clarified that his wife was the one who encouraged him to go under the knife, after he broke his nose while playing for DC United.Coleen added: 'I tried to get him to do it because of his snoring,' while her husband clarified: 'I couldn't blow one side out of my nose and so I had it fixed.'