Sir Alex Ferguson Has 'No Real Interest' in Signing Wesley Sneijder

After weeks of discussion and rumour, Sir Alex Feguson has come out and denied that Manchester United are in the hunt for Wesley Sneijder. The statements come after Ferguson was questioned about the replacement of Paul Scholes and the likelihood of Sneijder filling the role.

"I keep reading about this. There's absolutely nothing at all to that," Ferguson said. "First of all, I don't think Inter are prepared to sell him anyway. You get conjecture and you get speculation every week in newspapers, unfortunately.

It is believed that the €40 million price tag combined with the extremely high wage demands of Sneijder have proved too much for United. The question of whether they were ever in the hunt for a replacement for Scholes still remains. Luka Modric may be on the cards, as well as a host of other names.

Although one must not forget the faces that United have already signed this window, David de Gea, Phil Jones and Ashley Young.

The signings push Manchester's total spending to way over €50, which was the intended limit. It would certainly seem, by the way, that Ferguson's answers to the rumours would suggest that United are not pursuing and were never pursuing him.

Wesley Sneijder still has a few years left on his contract at Inter, and to jump ship after one below-average season (mind you they did win two trophies) would certainly call into question his loyalty to a club which has propelled him onto the world stage.

Ferguson concluded that there was "nothing imminent" in terms of transfers for the remainder of the window. Perhaps investing the money in the youth of United would be the correct move.

Would you sign Sneijder?

Adrian is the editor at Play the Advantage Football