Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder ignores Manchester United transfer speculation

Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder has ignored transfer speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United and has insisted he is only focused on playing football.

Sir Alex Ferguson is known to be an admirer of the Dutchman and the Red Devils have been linked with a £35 million move for the 27-year-old.

However, Sneijder is unaffected by the speculation and admitted he is only focused on this weekend’s Supercoppa Italiana clash with AC Milan in China.

He told the Italian media: “I’m a footballer, I have many objectives and I want to win because I enjoy winning. Saturday is the first big challenge of the season.

“Playing the Super Cup in Beijing is cool and will be great fun. It’s the derby, too, of course, so it will be a great match.

“I’m really pleased to be here. I like this country and the people. Seeing all of this Nerazzurri passion will be a great motivator to win for our Chinese fans.

“I had never been here before and am really enjoying it. I really hadn’t been expecting anything quite like it.

“I’ve seen so many supporters, it’s great fun and this is a wonderful country, where football is a very popular sport.”

Sneijder also revealed he enjoyed playing under former boss Jose Mourinho and stated he liked the Real Madrid manager’s approach both on and off the field.

He said: “I’ve played for many coaches and each one has been different from the others, but Jose Mourinho is still the one I liked best both as a coach and as a man.”