Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has
hinted that he would like to sign Real Madrid schemer Wesley
Sneijder.
O'Neill
has been linked with the Dutch star over the course of the summer,
as his place at Real looks increasingly uncertain.
Real have spent millions bolstering their squad with
Xabi Alonso,
Cristiano Ronaldo
and Kaka all arriving - making it unclear where
Sneijder
could feature.
Sneijder's agent,
Soren Lerby,
has made it clear that Real have told him that they want to keep
the 25-year-old.
But with
Inter Milan
also linked, it seems Real could be ready to allow Sneijder,
amongst others, to leave.
And O'Neill admits he needs to be interested in players of the
calibre of Sneijder.
"I think that the more creativity you have in your side the
better chance you will have," the Villa manager said.
"These are particularly special players who are not (generally)
available.
"If there were players like Sneijder, who have great talent and
might be surplus to requirements at a club that is buying (new
players), then I think you should be interested, even if that
interest is not reciprocated. Because how else are you going to try
and improve your team?"
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