David Moyes remains optimistic that Wayne Rooney will agree to stay at Everton.

The 18-year-old England man will have a scan today on his broken foot when he finally arrives back at Everton from his holiday in America.

Talks are planned on his new contract before Everton jet off to the United States at the weekend for a two-match trip to Houston, Texas.

Moyes said of the offer to Rooney: ''Of course I am optimistic. I said we are going to be positive at Everton and I am. We have made him a tremendous offer and I would expect that to be accepted.

''I think we have made a good offer and I am sure in the coming days or weeks we will find out exactly what is going on.''

Even Rooney's camp are claiming the player is ''confused and concerned'' by the state he finds his beloved club in and a source said: ''There is a large part of his heart still at Everton and he would love to stay.''

Rooney is also believed to be upset by banners waved by unhappy Everton fans during the 2-1 defeat at Crewe on Tuesday which read: ''What has happened to 'once a blue always a blue' Rooney.''

Whether Rooney's love for the club will stretch to him signing a new deal - he still has two years left of his current contract - remains to be seen, given Everton's financial crisis.

Rooney's advisors are playing down claims that a decision on the offered five-year contract, worth £50,000 a week, will be made in a matter of days.

Rooney's agents have changed their name to the Formation Group this week and an insider insisted: ''No deadline has been put on the contract discussions, which are ongoing.''

What clearly concerns the Rooney camp is the chaos at Goodison Park, where two chief executives and two directors have left this summer.

Rooney's agent, Paul Stretford, had a meeting with Trevor Birch last Thursday and the following day the former Chelsea and Leeds chief executive was clearing his desk, to the amazement of the Rooney camp.

Those advisors a week earlier had presented Everton with a list of questions about the future financial viability of the club and its ability to deliver the deal offered to Rooney. They are still waiting for answers.

The boardroom infighting now sees chairman Bill Kenwright seemingly at loggerheads with director Paul Gregg, but with the backing of the only other director left, Jon Woods.

The saga seems to be disrupting Moyes' pre-season build-up but said: ''There are two directors in control and I get on well with both of them, and I certainly will not be adding anything to that, it is something for the board to sort out."