Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Arsenal will make a move for Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder with the funds freed up from selling Robin van Persie. The Dutch midfielder came within a hair’s breadth of joining Manchester United last summer and still reportedly maintains high hopes of moving overseas to an English club and Van Persie’s contract situation could lead to his Premier League dream.
It has been indicated that a cool £20 million bid from Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will be just the right encouragement for Inter Milan to sell Sneijder, who it’s suggested isn’t an essential part of coach Andrea Stramaccioni’s system.
Inter Milan have endured a shaky time in recent seasons which has no doubt been exacerbated by the recent high turnaround of club managers since Jose Mourinho left them as the kings of Serie A and Europe. With The Nerazzurri unable to offer Sneijder even Champions League this next season, the Euro 2012 star is believed to be desperate for a move away from the Italian club like his former team-mates Lucio, Diego Forlan and the wantaway defender Maicon this summer.
Sneijder’s opening season for Inter Milan was a great success, however the last two campaigns have been fairly disastrous and last season’s sixth place finish was the team’s poorest placing in over ten years.
Although the signing of Sneijder, one of Europe’s top talents, would be seen as a major coup for the usually thrifty Wenger, especially if he loses contract rebels Robin Van Persie and Theo Walcott, it’s not as if Arsenal are struggling in terms of playmakers by any measure. With Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshire and Tomas Rosicky padding their ranks to name but a few, it’s clear that Sneijder is the quality of player that Arsenal fans would welcome with open arms.
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24 Comments
a great achievement but we dont want rvp to go
This won’t happen he earns to much.
Would be awesome, but its just bo-locks. He earns to much, and would rather Man Utd or Chelski, SACK THE BOARD.
Complete rubbish
Kol it trash
are u guys mad or what sneijder wesley sneijder bruv are we back or what i want sneijder to be our attacker mid we need him so i would love Arsenal to sign sneijder a baller just one of my favourite player for inter and holland but we still need to convince RVP to stay at the club because without him god knows were we would have finished.
C’MON ARSENAL GUNNNERS 4 LIFE
Arsenal is bigger than any body
except Wenger and the Board, wake up
We need more signin
Pls we need more players in aresenal not quantity but quality. Up gunnas
I would like to ask the author why he’s just plucked this story out of thin air ,I’ve read gazzetta for the last 3 days and no mention of sneijder to arsenal has been made,also if you are going to make a rumour up make it a bit believable,an ageing ,highly paid,expensive well known player is exactly the opposite of what wenger looks for ,oh btw did you hear it says in marca that wengers about to bid 25 million for xabi alonso
We want usamanov for the good future of our club. We dont need a businessman, we need a big fan who can support us financially since we want better play from our club, need world class players, not the second class. Up gunners.
It would be nice if Wenger signs him before selling Van Persie and this will convince VP add his contract. hopefully, Arsenal will again win league unbeaten.
If Sneijder signs, we should rid of our useless/unknown midfielders, chamakh and park. If Sneijder signs, defintely v. Persie will stay as they are national teammates and sneijder is class. we could play in a 4-2-3-1 putting v. Persie at front, Sneijder at Centre Attacking Mid, Podolski on Wide Left and Gervinho on the wide right, wilshere and song will be the box to box/ball winning midfielders, and just keeping our defense line the same it is, playing Koscielny instead of Mertersacker.
is good news if Sneijder will signs at arsenal.sneijder is top class play
who we need.also wenger need to convice rvp to stay even sneijder hi can convice Robin to stay.look this Robin Girou Gevinho Podoslki Walcott Arteta Rocski Wilshere Song Frimpong Sneijder.this players is top players we have a good team.if wenger hi will be sireus next season you can compere arsenal and barcelona.if will be fantastic signs sneijder.my opinio.
Gunners 4 life congratulation 2 here dis 4rm wenger! I will be happy if wenger can sign sniegder because is a type of quality player we need in our team so pls bringing sneigder is a good welcome 2 d emirate i remain gunners till i die fabulous nuhu muhammed 4rm zuba abuja
great deal.this will strengthen the midfield the more.Song will have a stiff partner in the midfield.
hahha…a perfect baloney story
sniegder is one of best top playmkers in the world and i will happy, if wenger can get him to emirate but still RVP must stay. GUNNERS 4 LIFE
Sneider is gud 4 Arsenal, but surpose 2 keep rvp.
Keep van persie and then get Wesley snidjer please. Or get affley
we need more quality pleyers like sneider
Wesley snaider is a very good and tallented player in the wold and if arsenal can get this man infact I can bet it everything I have”ARSENAL will win trophies next SEASON”. Gunners till I die I
Despite the fact that Wesley Sneijder and Robin van Persie are team mates in the Dutch national team, the two don’t see eye to eye because of an egoistic problem and if Wenger were to sign Sneijder, it would mean that Van Persie is probably off to Italy. Nonetheless 20 Million seams to be too much for Wenger to pay for a player who is also ageing. There are reports that Arsenal have made an inquiry about Ganso in Brazil and his team is willing to sell. These reports then give us a strong indication that Wenger is looking for a central midfield play maker which is a good thing. Then there is a need for a central defensive midfielder and a cover for Sagna who is injured and will not start the season. I think we also need another striker if Van Persie is going and a winger if Walcott is staying or leaving because he has been too inconsistent. So Creative midfielder, a defensive midfielder, a striker, a winger and a right back. Will Wenger sign five more players? I doubt.