• 'I love Inter, the Italian fans and Italy,' Sneijder says
Wesley Sneijder joined Internazionale from Real Madrid in 2009. Photograph: Paolo Bruno/Getty Images
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guardian.co.uk, Mon 11 Jul 2011 21.12 BST
Wesley Sneijder has warned his potential suitors that he will only leave Internazionale this summer if the club decide to sell him.
The Holland international is valued at £35m and has been strongly linked with a move away from San Siro, with Manchester United and the La Liga side Malaga leading the chase to acquire his services.
"I would like to remain," Sneijder said in an interview in July's Italian issue of Vanity Fair magazine. "I have marvellous team-mates. My wife Yolanthe and I love Inter, the Italian fans and Italy.
"Of course, if the club decided to sell me, I will go wherever they tell me to go. But I would be disappointed. We have felt so good here that I would miss the city of Milan and Inter. But football is like that. When I was sold from Real Madrid to Inter, I would have preferred to have remained in Spain. Whatever will be, will be."
Sneijder joined Inter from Real Madrid in 2009 and helped the club win the Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia in his first season in Milan. His second season was more difficult and the former Ajax midfielder was limited by injuries and scored just four goals in 25 league appearances for Inter last season as they finished runners-up in Serie A but won the Coppa Italia.
The new Inter coach, Gian Piero Gasperini, who replaced Leonardo earlier this month, revealed that he is keen to hold on to the 27-year-old.
"Sneijder is a great player, a top player," Gasperini said. "His approach has been more than positive. He is here and he wants to remain with us."
Meanwhile, Inter are on the verge of signing the Brazilian full-back Jonathan from Santos. The 25-year-old is under contract with the South American side for a further three seasons but has a release clause set at €15m (£13.2m).He is considered a potential successor for the Inter defender Maicon, who has been linked in recent months with a move to Real Madrid.
Source: Guardian
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