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Sir Alex Ferguson claims Manchester United 'were never interested' in signing Wesley Sneijder but expresses his regret that the club failed to sign former England star Paul Gascoigne

Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed the club were 'never interested' in signing Wesley Sneijder, though he does have regret they didn't sign Paul Gascoigne.

Sneijder was repeatedly linked with moves to Manchester United during his time at both Real Madrid and Inter Milan.

The now-retired Dutchman was seen as one of the best players in the world and played a starring role in Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan side that clinched the treble in the 2009-10 season.

Sir Alex Ferguson has denied that Manchester United were interested in Wesley Sneijder

When quizzed about the midfielder on the UTD podcast, Ferguson responded: 'Well, you mention the boy Sneijder, that's come up a lot of times but we were never interested in Sneijder.