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Manchester City have joined neighbours United in the hunt for Wesley Sneijder.
Reports in Italy suggest that a €36million deal has been struck to take the Inter Milan midfielder to the Etihad Stadium.
And while MirrorFootball understands talk of such a deal is premature, City are thought to be firming up a bid for the Ducthman,
Sir Alex Ferguson will be monitoring the situation intently ahead of this weekend's Community Shield clash between the two Manchester sides.