Get Sneijder! Fergie's right-hand man urges Man United to sign Inter Milan star
By Mel Henderson
Last updated at 11:17 AM on 6th July 2011
Sir Alex Ferguson has been told to sign Wesley Sneijder by one of the most senior figures at Manchester United.
The Barclays Premier League champions are desperate to reinforce their midfield after Paul Scholes decided to retire at the end of last season.
And Sneijder would be ‘ideal’ for United, according to Old Trafford first-team coach Rene Meulensteen.
The Inter Milan midfielder remains one of their leading transfer targets - alongside Tottenham's Luka Modric - and there are signs that the Italian giants may be tempted to sell the £35million-rated Holland international.
Dutchman Meulensteen said: 'Wesley Sneijder would fit perfect here. He is the most ideal player for us that I can think of.
'I don’t say that because he is Dutch. I have been at Manchester United for a while, I know all the ins and outs of the team and I know that he would be a great reinforcement.
'The new Paul Scholes does not exist, just as there is not a new Roy Keane, but I cannot think of anyone more perfect for us than Sneijder.'
A product of the famous Ajax academy, dead-ball specialist Sneijder, 27, moved to Milan from Real Madrid in 2009 and played a vital role as Inter won an historic treble under Jose Mourinho two seasons ago.
Meulensteen is in his second spell at Old Trafford and has been a key member of Ferguson’s backroom staff since being promoted to his current role in 2008.
He told Dutch magazine Voetbal International: 'Sneijder is not a runner, but perfectly two-footed. He can run the game and puts the ball whereever he wants.
'To me, he seems a perfect addition to players like Hernandez, Rooney, Park, Young, Valencia, Nani and Giggs. Plus, Wesley has plenty of experience in top football, of course.
'I don’t know how his future is at Inter, of course – whether he is allowed to leave and whether we can pay him. But purely on the basis of his ability, I would say "Get Sneijder".'
The Holland midfielder, who is under contract at the San Siro until June 2015, is also a target for Chelsea and Manchester City.
'I have no doubt that Sneijder is a great player,' said new Inter manager Gian Piero Gasperini.
'It's difficult to know what can happen in the next 50 days of the transfer market.
'Inter want to become even stronger. Two years ago Zlatan Ibrahimovic left the club but the team was strengthened and became even stronger.
'Wesley's situation does not worry me. In recent years, Inter have made fewer mistakes in the transfer market than other clubs and have made the best choices. Hence, I can only be optimistic.'
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