Sneijder agrees terms for United move

Thursday 14th July 2011

Manchester United look set to complete the £35million transfer of Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder after he agreed terms of around £190,000-a-week.

The Daily Mail has reported that the Barclays Premier League champions moved closer to securing the signature of the Holland international after the 27-year-old struck an agreement over his wages.
Sneijder, who had initial salary demands of £250,000-a-week, has reportedly settled for £190,000-a-week after negotiations. The deal is said to be close to completion.

United Chief executive David Gill met Inter Milan executives at a meeting of the European Club Association while the rest of the team continues their pre-season tour in America.
Gill is understood to have made an informal £35million offer and will follow it up with an official bid before this weekend. Inter are said to be reluctant to sell their star midfielder but the offer has reportedly proved too good for them to turn down.
Sir Alex Ferguson is keen to reinforce the United engine room following Owen Hargreaves' release and the retirement of Paul Scholes.
If the deal goes through, Sneijder's arrival will take the Red Devil's summer transfer window spending past the £80million mark, as he follows David de Gea, Phil Jones and Ashley Young into the Theatre of Dreams.