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Nike emerge as key to Wesley Sneijder completing 40m transfer from Inter to Manchester UnitedSportswear giants prepared to help facilitate move to Old Trafford by closing the gap between United's offer and Dutchman's wage demands, which are threatening to derail talks
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By Wayne Veysey | Chief Correspondent
Sportswear giants Nike have emerged as key to Wesley Sneijder completing a 40 (£35.2) million move to Manchester United.
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The US-based firm sponsor Sneijder and supply the Premier League champions' kit and could be ready to step in and pay a percentage of the Dutchman's wages to ensure the club record transfer goes through.
Nike did the same when Brazilian striker Ronaldo made his move from Barcelona to Inter while their commercial rivals Adidas, who sponsor Real Madrid, were heavily involved in smoothing through the transfers of Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham to the Bernabeu.
United have been trying to secure a deal for Sneijder this week, with chief executive David Gill staying behind from the club's pre-season tour of the US to hold talks with senior Inter officials in Milan.
Goal.com understands that United have indicated they will meet Inter's 40m asking price but negotiations have stalled over personal demands. The player's camp have indicated they want around 228,000 (£200,000) a week but United are reluctant to pay more than 194,000 (£170,000) a week.
Although Sir Alex Ferguson declared on Thursday that "there's no interest in Wesley Sneijder at this moment in time for a lot of reasons", sources have said that the deal is still very much alive.
The 27-year-old wants to move to Old Trafford and Ferguson regards the player as the final piece in his summer transfer jigsaw, while new Inter manager Gian Piero Gasperini views Sneijder as expendable as he prepares to field a new 3-4-3 formation next season.
