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Transfer News Central:
Andrew McKenna on talkSPORT today said "Personal terms, image rights agreed,fee also agreed in principle with Inter but Inter are now playing hardball as with Eto leaving they wanna keep Sneijder, However, Sneijder to push move thougheven as much as handing in a transfer request, as he has lost patience and really wants move (Credit to @VarunVNix and @MaccaManc) NOT CONFRIMED RUMOUR- WE WILL SEE TOMMORROW -L

This story just won't go away...

This is not Facebook Erics.

Well said! We've got tom?!

He ain't coming forget about him, we r strong enough to win the league but way behind barca n real

Keep hearing this "we dont need sneijder" business.

To win the league, maybe not. But do you want to win the CL? Last two finals, Barca destroyed us. None of our midfield would get near them.

You think cleverly will get near Xavi, Inesta, Fabregas? Not a chance. Sneijder would. So what if hes only around for 5-6 years. Enough time for Pogba and Cleverly to develop in to players good enough.

SAF wants to build for the future, but we need to realise there's a now. If we want to win things now, we need Sneijder. Everywhere else, we are complete. Wes is the missing piece.

I think we've got a great squad, good mix of youth and experience. The players we've bought this summer are fantastic and it's the right time to be getting the young lads into the first team. If we don't do it now while the experienced players are at their peak, and are there for the youth to learn from then we'll end up in a mess like arsenal, I don't think any of us want that. SAF does things the right way, knows wen to trust in the youth. At some point these lads have got to be given there chance otherwise what's the point in our academy, and if if we win the league and sacrifice the champions league for a couple of years then so be it, we'll be far better off for it in the long term because these kids will be top players for us long after SAF has gone if they are given a chance.

I do agree that we do need a top CM to come in, because for me Rooney ends up dropping to deep all the time to try and create chances for his strike partner and link play to the wide areas. We need someone to boss that mid field the way Roy keane did to allow the likes of Anderson, cleverly and even pogba to get creative. Theyve got it in them, and don't forget they've got the best mid field player ever to coach them now. I'm sure paul scholes now he's stopped playing has got alot of time to show these lads where the mistakes are being made. These lads have the ability they just need a wise head on their shoulders and scholesy can teach them that.

Sorry for the big rant, it hurt me as much as everyone else losing to barca like that, it was humiliating. But trying to look into the future if our young players get the chance we're not in a bad position. And these lads will be a real team and not just a load of players put together.

Toby I totally agree with everything u say.

Even if we did have snrijder I think barca are better but it would be a BIG step in closing what is becoming a bigger gap.

Come on folks; we are nowhere near Barca and that is clear. However Real- surely we are on par with them!

I am sick of all you guys going on about Tom Cleverley! Yes he is a good little player, he is 22 and has only had 1 season of top flight footie with Wigan! He cannot play every game! 38 premier league games, best pat of 10 (hopefully 13) champions league games, a handful of Fa cups - we would be looking at a good 55 games without the league cup - to rely on cleverley on that many games would be extremely bad for his development. I don't think we have any other attack minded CM (Ando is not quite the attacking menace but a v good centre mid bully)
It makes sense to acquire sneijder - but doesn't look likely to happen! That is why we may struggle this season!
We need a world class midfielder to up our game to the next level and to make other teams sit up and see us buying big names and showing how to galvanise the current excellent squad

Nasri move to city falls down maybe he will get his wish and will sign for utd then sneijder won't matter lv utd

according to the papers sneijder has snubbed a move to city
and pulled out of training and the match 2day for personal reasons cum on fergie the lads willing to take a pay cut to secure a dream move then let's scupper arsenal in signing mville or spurs with lass diarra we need steel as much as flair and creativeness
Cleverley is cumin good but we dnt Want to burn him out
also we need to keep and eye on that young lad frm everyon he looks quality