16 Dec 2014 21:00:38
Wesley snieder to team up with Koeman in January in a 9million pound move. Would rather play for Koeman than join Man united

1.) 17 Dec 2014
His wage demands would put him out of our reach - besides would not believe that he would chose us rather than Man U. Nice to think that we are in a position to consider battling with the big boys who have much more financial clout that we will never have.

2.) 17 Dec 2014
Koeman has stated that we can't compete with the big boys and needs to strengthen with big name signings. This must mean that sfc are willing to pay the wages in order to achieve this goal

3.) 17 Dec 2014
Absolutely not. His wage demands, signing on fee, performance clauses, agents fees will be astronomical and out of Saints reach.

4.) 17 Dec 2014
We would be able to afford the wages and I'm sure we could comfortably do so. However it would cause every other player in the first team squad to form a queue outside the board room to request a better deal on their wages too. So much dis harmony in the squad and all for a player who we don't know would actually do any good in this league. I could understand if it was drogba or van persie. But I can't see this happening. Also this is just hear say at the moment, based purely on the fact that the player and the manager are from the same country and have met.

5.) 17 Dec 2014
Would be a statement. Big name player but he isn't worth smashing the wage structure to get.

6.) 18 Dec 2014
Why would united even want him with the players they have got in that position at the moment. di maria, mata, rooney etc, his wage demands by the sounds of things aren't too different to what were paying a lot of the players now anyway, people act like we don't pay decent wages at all which is not the case, from the we save in purchasing the player if it is £9 million that would give you the salary for the player for a couple of years

7.) 18 Dec 2014
To clarify: saints absolutely cannot afford his wages, fees, clauses etc.

And to confirm this : Koeman admitted it today to the press.

Now we all know that clubs don't always tell the truth to the press and fans. Koeman is clearly interested but it would be a pointless, expensive and risk to venture to sign a 30 year old. It might cost the club about £10 million.

8.) 18 Dec 2014
I would hope we could afford him should we wish to sign him because if we couldn't then it removes any hope of us signing world class players. Maybe it's fantasy to have such hopes but if a top notch player became available I would like to think we would be tempted to move heaven and earth to get him. Sneijder isn't such a player because he's past his best for me. The Sneijder of 3 or 4 years ago would be superb.

9.) 19 Dec 2014
19 Dec 2014 18:16:48
I think a few nee to become familiar with Dutch humour!

RoKo said that Saints couldn't afford Sneijder, and they share the same agent ie. he knows the agent expects to earn top money for his clients, and he (RoKo) is expensive!! Logically, (sound Dutch trait) if we can afford RoKo we can afford Sneijder

10.) 22 Dec 2014
Sneijder is on 2.5m a year that's 48k a week. right at the very top end of what we are paying anyone. So it is doable. I still think for 9m we would be better off going for shaqiri who bayern have said can leave for 10m.

{Ed007's Note - Sneijder is on a lot more than that at Galatasaray, double that and you're nearer a ballpark figure.}

11.) 25 Dec 2014
"Sneijder has reportedly not been paid since the beginning of the season. The 30-year-old playmaker earns €3.2m (£2.5m) per season and still has two years remaining on his contract. "