A Manchester United delegation led by chief executive David Gill has flown to Milan to finalise a deal for Wesley Sneijder.
The United officials arrived in Italy on Tuesday for a first meeting with the Inter directors and remained in Milan on Wednesday as negotiations continue to bring the 27-year-old playmaker to Old Trafford.
Although Inter technical director Marco Branca has insisted that the Dutchman “is not for sale”, Goal.com understands that this is part of the club’s strategy to ensure the player is sold for the maximum fee and if United meet the Italian club’s €40 (£35) million valuation then Sneijder will be free to discuss personal terms with the Premier League champions.
Sources close to the negotiations say a resolution could be found as soon as new Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini has told the club's hierarchy that he does not see the Netherlands star as indispensable.
"A delegation of United directors have arrived in Milan and they have already met with a delegation of Inter directors,” an insider told Goal.com. "There was a meeting between both parties.
"United, it seems, are very much intent on taking Sneijder, and if they meet the evaluation then they will get him and the deal will happen.
"This transfer is destined to be resolved, in one way or another, in just a short matter of time. It's in the interests of both parties to come to a resolution soon, and I don't think the talks will drag on for months and months.”
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