Manchester United Rumours Archive August 10 2011

10 Aug 2011 19:34:20
Inter Milan have made an offer to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez on a loan basis with a view to a permanent move next summer.
Manchester City are determined to do a straight cash deal for the Argentine superstar, but they could change their mind if Inter agree to sell Wesley Sneijder as part of the deal.

Ive taken out a couple a paragraphs on this but thought I'd just share - Its talk sport which is'nt very reliable.... I think Inter are trying to force Utd to make a move here.... HERBIE

Inter want sneidjer deal done quick so they can replace him... I wouldn't be surprised if sneidjer was at OT late next week

I bet City actually prefers a loan deal. Then they can sell Tevez to Corinthians next summer and everyone is happy, including Carlos.
I'm speculating, naturally, and perhaps not well.

Agree that Tevez may go on loan til South American window next opens. Bit worried for Herbie though, wasn't he meant to be doing a streak if Sneijder wasn't here this week??

Gotta say i'm worried myself now.... Oh well It'll be a laugh :-).... HERBIE

10 Aug 2011 19:08:32
Talks have broken down between Sneijder and United. But they are meeting again tomorrow. He wants to come and United want him. It's about compromises.

10 Aug 2011 17:18:14
Wesley Sneijder is not coming to manutd and he never was, fergie was using him to trick city in2 forgetting about nasri. and he also did this on tour when he sed nasri was not coming to united. Fergie wants nasri , cheeper fee ,cheeper wages, younger and has played in the premiership, not injury prone like sneijder and there is resale value. Also with the whole etoo situation happening united will act quickly to get nasri to make sure hes not cup tied in the champions league.

I never say that he's coming or he's not coming because to be honest I DON'T KNOW, the only people who know are not talking to the likes of me, so i'll have to sit and wait. Only thing i will say is I hope he comes, our squad is ready now to compete for the 20th title, with Sneijder and Scholes coaching our youth the likes of Cleverley can only get better.
Mitch

It's people like you who ruine this site taking pot luck guesses that seem to make some sense, when in reality you were just sitting daydreaming at work about the saga, and come up that story. You have no grounds for your rumour mate, so stop making things up

What utter drivel.
"fergie was using him to trick city in2 forgetting about nasri" - yeah, right, Like Fergie thinks that Mancini is a complete idiot; all the top teams would be interested in Nasri and it looks as though sh*tty are going to get him. Fergie is very unlikely to pay the wages that sh*tty can and Nasri is a mercenary, much better suited to life at the United Stadium than OT.
Mike B

Does seem plausible fergie has been sayin 4 weeks we arnt after sneijder and we all have been saying he's telling porkies again and not believed it but only once has he said the nasri deal is dead and we have believed it ... Food for thought

10 Aug 2011 13:21:17
Looks as if eto sale will affect the ws sale
Inter Milan CEO Ernesto Paolillo has told Bloomberg: Samuel Eto'o will leave and Wesley Sneijder will not be sold

Hope it ain't true and just more cloak n dagger

Inter are trying to get the ball back in their court. After Sneijder has come out and said he is for sale and he wants to join United, Inter will feel they have lost the upper hand in negotiating the best deal (more money).

So by saying this they are claiming that they no longer need to sell him, therefore will hope to get a better price for him.

Sydney!

Well they probly will look for more money,they know utd want him and he would like to go but we'l have to pay a bit more than 35million.i dont know but seems theres some sort of issue

These mysterious texts all point towards ^^^ why would the internazionale ceo just text this to the press . If Sneijder is not for sale they would have another press confrence saying this ...

I hope and think that Sydney has it spot on, Inter are losing the upper hand in the deal and United are playing the right game by waiting to see who blinks first. As for the doubters who say we don't need him and he's too old, i've said it before that Sneijder is only 18 months older than Rooney and most consider him still a kid, we have a very young squad now and adding a world class central midfielder is exactly what we need at this time.

United do this regular under SAF.
We get the player onside & wanting the move then when there is really no going back we force the club's hand on our terms.
There are a number of examples: Berbatov, City had a higher bid accepted, Blackburn had a £4.25m offer accepted by forest, we paid £3.75, Dwight Yorke was another where Villa wanted over £20m, Hargreaves was another where Bayern were digging in.
ajk

10 Aug 2011 13:12:18
Apparently the sale of Samuel Eto'o will prevent the move of Sneijder to United. I personally can see this being a problem, what do you think Ed? I believe what has been said he wants to come to us, but doesn't want to directly say it, anyone got any concrete news? {Ed002's Note - I don't see how it could impact the sale at all?}

It was reported in italy that inter need cash so they have to sell a star name due to debt but doesnt really make sense as it also reports that if they sell eto they are going to use the money to buy tevez , so who knows
jred

Maybe however, i think sneijder has told the club that he wants to move to united, the only thing that worries me is that sneijder is inter's most influential player so i can't imagine they'd want to sell him unless everything their end of the deal was perfect..

The talk seems to stem from that if eto'o goes to the Russian club the fee will be a massive one and it will pull inter out of their money woes and will no longer need to sell ws

10 Aug 2011 11:53:14
All the negative comments I keep reading about sneijder is about the fact that he is 27 and that makes him to old, look if he is gonna cost 30 million and say we get 3 amazing seasons from a world class cm then that's gonna cost us 10million a season in transfer fees, also there's the added fact that in those 3 seasons he will be training day in day out with the younger talent like anderson and cleverly which will only benfit there progression, can u think of a better player for those 2 to learn from? Once we sign him then all that's left to do is sell berbaflop Ben8

Agreed - look at the passing & vision of Scholes & Becks after playing alongside Cantona.
MB

10 Aug 2011 09:30:04
I don't understand whay everybody wants WS to replace Scholes. Any one whose watched them play will tell you both are very different players also WS is an AM and scholes was a CM. WS even at his best can't defend while scholes's duty was more to keep the ball and no doubt WS is a good player but 30mn for a player who in all his footballing life has had just 2 good seasons is a bit to much also scholes was a good defender (although his tackling sometimes......) WS at best can't defend, If we buy WS we will need a DM ( better than carrick) which we are not getting. So why do we need sniejder who like his Holland mate Robben is injury prone to say the least.

Interesting how you're almost saying that fergie is making a silly decision buying sneijder? so you think you know better than sir alex? hmm
also paul scholes was never that good at tackling, he used to stop the play which was good but often ended up with a yellow card.. sneijder is the only player with enough skill and experience and that is available

I take it you dont watch much football then? We need a new midfielder, simple as that. At this moment in time Sneijder is the best creative CM playing in Europe. He can also sit deep. 2 good seasons? Do me a favour

No one says he's a direct replacement, he's an attack minded midfielder with experience. Also PAUL SCHOLES DEFENDING? are you mental? His tackling was dreadfull, every time he went for a challenge you would close your eyes Get over it, ws is world class and better than modric and nasri IMO. Carl

Sneijder has won trophies at every club he has been at, he won the champions league with inter when they won the treble. sneijder is exactly what united need

Sir,
If you think that WS is in any way a direct replacement for PS then you are already barking up the wrong tree. WE CANNOT replace Scholes as a player but we can hope to replace his experience on a European level, his knowledge of the midfield and his presence off the pitch. What you have to realise is that in terms of balance, SNEIJDER can offer out team the best answer now. Plus you should be pleased to see United onthe verge of signing a world classplayer.
As hard as it is, it's time to move on from the legend that is Scholes, it's time to rebuild and reshape.

PJ

P.s. Did u think Valencia was a direct replacement for Ronaldo?? Just a thought...

I agree mate, you definitely know more then Sir Alex person Paul Scholes started as a AM and changed his game throughout his career, Sneijder is a class act, titles, champion league finals, world cup finals Mourinho loved him what more do you want Also, carrick is under rated, he keeps the ball moving and just cause he doesn't smash players, doesn't mean he's a poor DM yes there's better but also, carricks trophy cabinet will suggest otherwise

Ports

PJ u are absolutely correct with everything you say. You have seen my posts on here before and other people will tell you how big a Sneijder fan I am. He is the best thing that could happen to us right now, he's up there with Xavi and Iniesta in my opinion as the top 3 midfielders in the world, he would b great for the likes of Anderson and cleverley as well, not every team needs a defensive midfielder as people think, as long as your there to break up play then we will b sorted. I really hope this deal happens and I fink i speak for 90% of utd fans wen i say that

Big Mac

WS is not in the Xavi and Iniesta class, they are in a league of there own. Xavi is 31 and would still go for £30m and Iniesta is 27 same as WS and he is in the £60m+ class. Rooney reckons Iniesta is the best player in the World and along with Messi I agree. I have a feeling WS won't come to OT. Our best best is Hamsik or Ganso (my choice) ,in January. He wants to stay until after the world club championship in December.I also worry about not having a ball winning midfielder, would love De Rossi for under £20m (in the last year of his contract.
Mik

Has everyone forgotten park and fletcher? Both of these guys break up play, also cleverly was breaking it up in the charity shield Wish some people would realise how good sneijder will be for us Personally I can't wait to see sneijder and cleverly play together, yes that's right shock horror, no defensive mid just free flowing attack Carl

Why ganso? Seriously how many brazilians have done really well in the prem? He also is an injury problem and has suffered a dip in form. Not only that but his heart is set on Milan

I rate Xavi much higher than Iniesta, saying that, I have a profound hatred for Iniesta

Unnamed last poster
eh i think your forgetting anderson he is a great player and will only get better.
him and ganso in the centre of midfield would be great.

Aaronaldo7

Scholes was a striker that SAF developed into an attacking midfielder. Although Scholes tracked back, he wasn't naturally a CM, he played deeper in his later years. Sneijder is an attacking midfielder, SAF would use him in a similar role to the young Scholes and look to develope his defensive positioning through time. What do you think Ed? {Ed001's Note - good point, Sneijder should be able to play in different areas of the pitch anyway. Youth players in Holland are usually played in a number of positions to help them learn the game.}

Cant belive the rubbish some people who r supposed to be fans speak, have u not watched any football, WS is an imense player and is just the type of player we need, as a fan u shudnt care about the fee or wages hes on, will he help us win trophies...yes. that will do 4 me

10 Aug 2011 01:43:24
BBC Sport ' s
Howard Nurse on Twitter: "I am
hearing that there is NO agreement
between # MUFC and Inter for the
transfer of Wesley Sneijder - there is
no deal ( as far it stands) ."

sorry for cut paste job..but couldnt dind better way to contradict the other news..

now..which bbc correspondent is trur?
surZ

I honestly don't think we will be signing WS. He doesn't fit with the clubs policy of signing young talent and his wage demands are astronomical. Forget it, we have all the players we need. WS is a great player but in 2-3 years he will have past his peak, be injury prone and need replacing.

There is no formal offer for the player, I personally think that the clubs are getting everything in place before they release the bid so that no one can try and hijack it, sneijder will be a united player

What policy of buying young talented players, we bought berba for 30m when he was 28/29? ashley young is 26 only a year younger, dont get me wrong the asking price for WS is ridiculous but i think we will get 30m worth of performance out of him easy

09 Aug 2011 22:30:47
united and inter have not agreed any fee for WS. where this info has come i dont know but there is no truth in the matter, inter will release a statement tomorrow at some point denyin any formal bid has been recived by man utd.

I think the info came from Sneijder himself and I'd rather believe him than some person sitting in BBC tweeting everything that he knows nothing about. People here give out about journos and then because their "friend" in twitter says something it has to be true. Grow up guys, seriously. Hes not your friend and is allowed post whatevre he likes.

09 Aug 2011 21:40:11
RT @howardnurse I am hearing that there is NO agreement between #MUFC and Inter for Wesley #Sneijder - there is no deal (as far it stands).