That's more likely to be positive news than not. Fergie rarely answers questions or mentions anyone we're in for unless there's a deal in place.
Wesley Sneijder
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We need to resurrect the Sanchez rumour as fall back option. Anybody on twitter?
James Cooper's take on the press conference is that Sneijder was asked and Fergie said 'we'll have to see what's happening with that' and definietely gave the impression that a midfielder would be signed this window
Cooper has certainly taken his comments regarding Nasri though as that's a dead deal
Cooper has certainly taken his comments regarding Nasri though as that's a dead deal
Basically, it's up to Sneijder to agree terms. Looks like the RI poster was right re Nasri and Sneijder.
This is killing me: no paper even mentions Sneijder in their account of the press conference. Nasri dominates the pages and there are Fergie's quotes about how to replace Scholes but Sneijder is nowhere to be seen.
Was he actually asked about him? Can we establish that as a fact?
yes, another flamini is not ruled out. wenger is stubborn, we all know that. if wenger can't lift the pl trophy, at least wenger wins his little tug-of-war on transfer.
sneijder? 50/50 imo.
James Cooper is a legit source, if he says Fergie was asked about Sneijder then I believe that
Hooray!
We're signing him
Man Utd eye record £35m Wesley Sneijder deal | The Sun |Sport|Football
Nobody needs to tell that i'm clutching at straws
We're signing him
Man Utd eye record £35m Wesley Sneijder deal | The Sun |Sport|Football
Nobody needs to tell that i'm clutching at straws
One Wes leaves the club and another Wes might be coming in.
Some Spanish sources (including the one below titled Sportsmediaset) believe that our transfer fee for Sneijder will immediately be spent by Inter on Alexis Sanchez:
Inter, Sneijder porta Sanchez. Se parte l'olandese si va sul cileno
Inter, Sneijder porta Sanchez. Se parte l'olandese si va sul cileno
So true, Sanchez really is the best there is on the square.
The Sun quotes an un-named teammate of Sneijder's as stating that 'Inter wants to sell but do not want to admit it and Sneijder wants to go but does not want to say.'
Despite it being from The Sun, I wouldn't be surprised if that quote is actually very close to the truth.
Despite it being from The Sun, I wouldn't be surprised if that quote is actually very close to the truth.
Don't know what to make out of it.
my feeling is the signing of Sneijder will prompt a reaction in Nasri's camp on United's ambition & may cause Nasri to do a 'Modric'.
the comments from Sneijder could be seen as a positive. It seems that he is almost looking back in hindsight as if it's inevitable. Could be lost in the translation though. A fond reminiscence of Milan like he had in Madrid? Onwards and upwards? He can hardly be seen to be wanting a move without sacrificing a nice wedge.
fookin YKK zips.......stuck again
fookin YKK zips.......stuck again
And this is the Sun, 24 hours earlier :
WESLEY SNEIJDER has told Manchester United: I am staying at Inter Milan.
The Holland international has been linked with a move away from the San Siro and is a £35million target of United boss Alex Ferguson.
Spanish side Malaga have also expressed an interest in the Dutchman — whose contract expires in 2015 — but he has cooled talk of a move.
Sneijder, 27, said: "I would like to remain. I have marvellous team-mates.
"My wife Yolanthe and I love Inter, the Italian fans and Italy.
"Of course, if the club decided to sell me, I will go wherever they tell me to go. But I would be disappointed.
"We have felt so good here that I would miss the city of Milan and Inter.
"But football is like that. When I was sold from Real Madrid to Inter, I would have preferred to have remained in Spain.
"Whatever will be, will be."
Sneijder joined Inter from Real Madrid in 2009 and helped them win the Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia in his first season in Milan.
But injuries restricted him to just 25 appearances last term as Inter finished runners up to neighbours AC in the race for the scudetto.
However, new boss Gian Piero Gasperini is hoping Sneijder can rediscover the form that made him a candidate for the World Player of the Year accolade 12 months ago.
Gasperini said: "Sneijder is a great player, a top player.
"His approach has been more than positive. He wants to remain with us."
I think every must have have been if he's come to that conclusion.
so is this back on then? can i get my cock out again?
Hooray!
We're signing him
Man Utd eye record £35m Wesley Sneijder deal | The Sun |Sport|Football
Nobody needs to tell that i'm clutching at straws
I know its the sun but this exactly what I thought when I read the vanity fair comments: "It all looks imminent, no matter what Inter or Wesley may say in public." That he is buttering up the fans for when he does leave.
Been saying all along that it was likely that it would happen because all parties actually agreed to it.
Sneijder's (there spelt it right) intial thing was 'Only God Knows' which tells you that he wants to go but he isn't the only person making the decision. Inter want it to happen (at the right price) and Manchester United want to sign him (price isn't so much an issue).
So it would happen if all parties were slightly flexible in their criteria.
Sneijder's (there spelt it right) intial thing was 'Only God Knows' which tells you that he wants to go but he isn't the only person making the decision. Inter want it to happen (at the right price) and Manchester United want to sign him (price isn't so much an issue).
So it would happen if all parties were slightly flexible in their criteria.
if this all falls through i will be very upset
I suppose I will be the only one that thinks it, but here goes anyway.....
I am not that excited about the Sniejder prospect because he is already 27 and I have the feeling he will spend a fair bit of time in the treatment room.
Just seems a lot of cash for somebody that doesn't give me the feeling of longevity.
That said, in SAF I trust.
I am not that excited about the Sniejder prospect because he is already 27 and I have the feeling he will spend a fair bit of time in the treatment room.
Just seems a lot of cash for somebody that doesn't give me the feeling of longevity.
That said, in SAF I trust.
Tbf you get upset if it rains.
not true, i quite like the rain
It's painful being a United fan in the Summer
(physically painful actually - I fa.pped so hard last night I was concerned my knob was going to come clean off)
(physically painful actually - I fa.pped so hard last night I was concerned my knob was going to come clean off)
Good player who I would want in the team, but I still don't see it happening for some reason.
painful indeed
why would you fa.pp so hard when we havent even signed him yet you cnut, you should be saving that for when we do sign him
Practice makes perfect
i wish transfers were illegal. player signs contract and he needs to fulfil it. after that he can sign for whomever he wants for free.
no white text? arse bandit!
anyway i tried to open this thread there and the page crashed, i though we had signed sneijder
When did 27 become too bloody old?!
He is not the first one to say that. It is ridiculous isn't it?
I don't think I ever used the phrase "too bloody old".
As I said, in SAF I trust, not Redcafe experts.
Probably because people here have become accustomed to Fergie buying at least under 25s for a long time, and they think that players can't cut it anymore once they hit 32 because of FM
Well it looks to be a matter of time. His age is good, it will reflect well on the club because it's a high profile signing and it fills in a void. He's got bags of experience, he's confident in himself. When he's 31 the likes of Pogba, Morrison, Tunnicliffe etc will be 21 so I don't think it's that bad. The kids would also have someone new to learn from.
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