Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United's legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said the club never came close to signing Wesley Sneijder despite incessant transfer links.
The Dutch playmaker came through the Ajax academy and went on to enjoy an illustrious career, representing his country on 134 occasions, as well as clubs like Real Madrid and Inter Milan.
At Inter, Sneijder was arguably the star man in Jose Mourinho's treble-winning team, as he was at the creative hub of a side that dominated European and Italian football in 2009-10.
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