Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Manchester United’s interest in Wesley Sneijder, but echoed Inter Milan’s stance that the Italian giants do not want sell. United CEO David Gill has been spotted in Milan, staying behind to iron-out a club record £35 Million move for the Dutch midfielder…
Sneijder, 27, is seen as a perfect replacement for recently-retired midfield genius Paul Scholes. The Holland International is at the prime age of his football career, and is 9 years younger than Scholsey. Admittedly, Sir Alex has had his eye on the World Cup finalist for a couple of years now, having spotted Sneijder playing for Ajax in 2007, before his big-money move to Real Madrid. Inter then signed the ace in 2009 for a bargain £13 Million.
“No, these reports (of a bid being tabled) are not true.” Sir Alex told foreign media during the week. “Inter refuse to sell him, so it’s a difficult situation. We’ll see.” Inter director Marco Branca added: “There’s not been an official offer and there has never been the intention to listen to them. He is not for sale. It’s not surprising that Sneijder is a player that is liked by many teams, including the strongest in the world like our team is (joke ?).”
The usual signal in Italy of discussions taking place over a move is when one of the clubs in question deny that the said player is on the verge of a transfer. Now that this has happened, it is understood that David Gill has flown to Italy in a bid to complete a club record €40 (£35) Million deal by Friday. Sneijder has been offered something in the region of £200,000 per week by United, and is keen on a switch to the world’s best-supported team…