Sunday, 7th August, 2011
Wesley Sneijder looks unlikely to leave Inter this summer as both Manchester City and Manchester United are reluctant to match the wages the Dutchman earns at the Nerazzurri.
The attacking midfielder currently takes home around £200,000 per week in Milan and would have to accept a substantial cut in this amount to make a move to England a realistic prospect.
While both City and United are keen on the former Real Madrid man and each is also prepared to pay the £30M-£35M needed to persuade Inter into selling Sneijder, neither are ready to do so and pay the player an annual salary in excess of £5M after tax.
Despite City already paying Carlos Tevez a comparable amount at Eastlands, the Citizens do not want to make such earnings the rule and wish to keep the Argentine’s pay an exception.
Tevez will also be shifted off the wage bill when, as expected, he moves on in January.
A move for Sneijder by both City and United could yet be revived before the end of the transfer window, but the Dutchman would need to indicate a willingness to drop his wage demands.
City also remain interested in Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri, who is still refusing to sign a new contract with the Gunners, and could be sold this summer.
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