Manchester United will have to shatter their transfer record to land Wesley Sneijder.
That’s the warning from Inter Milan technical director Marco Branca, who insisted the Reds’ top target will only leave if the club receives a “mega galactic” offer.
Sir Alex Ferguson, who is tracking the Dutch superstar while on the club’s US tour, knows he will have to spend big to land a natural replacement for Paul Scholes.
His record remains £30.75m for Dimitar Berbatov, but that would go with Sneijder costing well in excess of £40m as he is under contract to the Italian giants until 2015.
Sneijder’s salary also needs to match Old Trafford’s top earners Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand, who top £200,000-a-week.
With Fergie now saying Samir Nasri will leave Arsenal but not for United, and Tottenham’s Luka Modric Chelsea bound, Fergie is close to testing the water with a bid for Sneijder who was always his first choice.
Inter will, however, do their utmost to keep Sneijder. Branca said: “Sneijder is absolutely non-transferable. I signed his letter to be called up for pre-season training and our intention is not to sell any of our champions.
“However, if mega-galactic offers were to arrive, we would discuss them, but right now that is not the case.”
Sneijder, 27, joined Inter from Real Madrid in 2009 and helped the Nerazzurri to a treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia in his first season.
That’s the warning from Inter Milan technical director Marco Branca, who insisted the Reds’ top target will only leave if the club receives a “mega galactic” offer.
Sir Alex Ferguson, who is tracking the Dutch superstar while on the club’s US tour, knows he will have to spend big to land a natural replacement for Paul Scholes.
His record remains £30.75m for Dimitar Berbatov, but that would go with Sneijder costing well in excess of £40m as he is under contract to the Italian giants until 2015.
Sneijder’s salary also needs to match Old Trafford’s top earners Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand, who top £200,000-a-week.
With Fergie now saying Samir Nasri will leave Arsenal but not for United, and Tottenham’s Luka Modric Chelsea bound, Fergie is close to testing the water with a bid for Sneijder who was always his first choice.
Inter will, however, do their utmost to keep Sneijder. Branca said: “Sneijder is absolutely non-transferable. I signed his letter to be called up for pre-season training and our intention is not to sell any of our champions.
“However, if mega-galactic offers were to arrive, we would discuss them, but right now that is not the case.”
Sneijder, 27, joined Inter from Real Madrid in 2009 and helped the Nerazzurri to a treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia in his first season.
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