Everton coach Ronald Koeman says he is grateful on Wayne Rooney's decision to retire from international football.
He added that the decision was made for the good of Everton, but the manager claims he would have been happy for the veteran to continue his England career.
Rooney announced his retirement from the England team on Wednesday after earning 119 caps and scoring 53 goals since making his debut in 2003.
Koeman said the 31-year-old, who scored two goals in Everton's first two games of the Premier League season, opted to step down from England duty in order to focus on his role at Goodison Park, having returned to Merseyside from Manchester United in July.
"Wayne spoke to me about this - he had a talk with the national coach," Koeman told the club's official website ahead of Everton's Europa League play-off second leg against Hajduk Split.
"He's made his decision because he thinks it's the best for Everton. It is always the player's decision and, of course, I respect that."
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