Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney could face another date in court after his former sports management company, Proactive, were granted permission to appeal the right to appeal a decision made last year, reports BBC Sport.

Rooney, who left the firm in 2008, had a contract with Proactive that stated they would receive 20 per cent commission for deals while the striker was with Everton so when the payments were not received they took the striker and his agent Paul Stretford, the founder of Proactive, to court.

And in July 2010 Proactive’s claim to recoup the £4 million they were owed in commission was deemed unenforceable by the judge at Manchester Mercantile court.

However yesterday, at the Court of Appeal in London, the sports management company was given permission to appeal that decision which could see Rooney back in court in the near future.