Sneijder has a tax-free deal in Italy equating to around
£250,000 a week
Wesley Sneijder will thrash out his future over the next
48 hours, after his move to Manchester United took a major step
closer on Tuesday.
The Dutch midfielder was hoping to hold formal talks with the
Premier League club in London on Thursday, following his country’s
friendly international with England at Wembley.
But the riot-induced postponement of the fixture has moved that
process forward, and now the 27-year-old will speak with his club,
Inter Milan, on Wednesday to seek permission to begin negotiations
in earnest.
Sneijder hinted this week that informal talks have already begun
over the transfer, with the two clubs close to arriving at a fee
somewhere in the region of £32million.
His representatives will be in Milan on Wednesday, hoping to
speed up the process, which would allow the player to fly into
England to thrash out the terms of a near £200,000 a week
contract.
Inter now accept Sneijder wants to leave, and they are also
close to finding an accommodation with United - the two clubs have
explored a possible price over the past few weeks through a third
party.
The Dutch star has a tax-free deal in Italy equating to around
£250,000 a week, so with United’s wage structure topping out at
around £180,000 a week there is still some way to go.
The Old Trafford club, though, have sweeteners to add to any
deal.
Their worldwide popularity greatly enhances the image
rights-related package they can offer to prospective signings.
Sneijder also has a personal sponsorship deal with Nike - who
are United’s main clothing sponsor - and there are suggestions the
US sportswear giants could also enhance the deal to ensure the
arrival of one of their big-name players at their biggest club.
