Dutch playmaker is stalling on a move to Turkey as he would
prefer to play in the Premier League - if anyone can afford him
Liverpool have made a sensational bid to hijack Wesley
Sneijder’s move from Inter Milan to Galatasaray, writes the Sunday People.
Kop boss Brendan Rodgers thinks he has a good
chance of luring the
28-year-old Holland star to the Premier League – even though Inter
have already accepted an £8.2million deal from the Turkish
side.
Sneijder, who has
fallen out with Inter bosses,
is stalling on the Gala deal because he would prefer to play in
England – and Liverpool are ready to offer him the chance.
Wages are a problem – Sneijder is on £160,000 a week at the San
Siro.
Club president Massimo Moratti wanted him to take a pay cut but
Sneijder refused and that’s why the Italians are ready to let him
go in a cut-price deal.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson backed off from a deal
for Sneijder two years ago with the Dutchman reportedly asking for
£220,000 a week.
That was on top of a £40m transfer fee for a player who cost
Inter £13m when he moved to Italy from Real Madrid in 2009.
Sneijder is currently on more than Steven Gerrard is earning at
Anfield but, given that low transfer fee, Rodgers believes he can
land a top star comparatively cheaply.
Dream team: Liverpool want to team up Sneijder with Gerrard
Kop managing director Ian Ayre has been in talks with
Liverpool’s Boston-based owners in the last 24 hours to see if a
deal is feasible.
The prospect of seeing Sneijder team up with Gerrard in the
middle of the park will get Liverpool fans buzzing before today’s
Premier League clash with Manchester United.
