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Galatasaray's Wesley Sneijder, right, and Anderlecht's Andy Najar vie for the ball during the Group D Champions League match between Anderlecht and Galatasaray at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Galatasaray's Wesley Sneijder, right, and Anderlecht's Andy Najar vie for the ball during the Group D Champions League match between Anderlecht and Galatasaray at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press

Manchester United Transfer News: Latest Wesley Sneijder, Adnan Januzaj Rumours

Rory MarsdenDec 28, 2014

Manchester United look set to miss out on reported midfield target Wesley Sneijder with the Dutchman apparently departing Galatasaray for former club Inter Milan in January.

According to Corriere dello Sport (h/t Joe Short in the Express), the 30-year-old Sneijder's departure from his Turkish club is imminent. Galatasaray look to ease their financial problems, but Inter, not United, are set to be the beneficiaries.

While Short suggests Sneijder is available for a "bargain" £14 million, Sami Mokbel of MailOnline reports an even lower valuation of £9 million, either figure a good value for an impressive player.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 26:  Head Coach, Louis van Gaal (L) speaks to Wesley Sneijder (R) and Georginio Wijnaldum during the Netherlands training session at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil held at the Estadio Jose Bastos Padilha Gavea on June 26, 201

However, while the Red Devils have been linked with Sneijder—United boss Louis van Gaal having previously coached the former Ajax man with the Dutch national side—he is seemingly set for a return to Inter, where he won the Champions League in 2010.

Sneijder is a very talented player and could be of great value to a variety of European clubs, as B/R UK's Sam Tighe discusses below:

United will not be massively hamstrung by missing out on signing him. Indeed, Van Gaal may have struggled to find a place for his former charge, with the likes of Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and Angel Di Maria all very effective in Sneijder's preferred playmaking role.

Adnan Januzaj has struggled to find himself a place in Van Gaal's starting team this season having broken into the senior setup under David Moyes last term.

As a result, the 19-year-old Belgian winger—who has started only four Premier League games in 2014-15 per WhoScored.com—is reportedly set for a loan move to French giants Paris St-Germain, according to The Independent's Ian Herbert

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08:  Adnan Januzaj of Manchester United competes with Joel Ward of Crystal Palace during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on November 8, 2014 in Manchester, Engla

A loan move would likely allow Januzaj more game time, a key factor for such a young prospect.

Along with PSG—reportedly interested in a loan move not least as it circumvents spending restrictions placed on them due to Financial Fair Play—Moyes has been previously been linked with Januzaj at Real Sociedad, as have Inter, Hull and Everton, according to John Cross in the Daily Mirror. 

However, when Van Gaal was recently queried about the prospect, he seemed to brush it off as not being an option, per United's Twitter feed:

Equally, the Manchester Evening News' Samuel Luckhurst has previously highlighted Januzaj's pace as being key for United on occasion, perhaps another reason why he should not be sent out on loan by the Old Trafford outfit:

Herbert reports that, should the loan deal go through, PSG may look to buy Januzaj on a permanent basis. This outcome is unlikely to be the preference of the United hierarchy considering the young Belgian's potential.

A loan move may well be beneficial for Januzaj, who needs more game time to advance, but the Red Devils should think seriously about allowing him to leave permanently if the possibility should occur. He could be a United stalwart for years to come.  

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