Zenit St Petersburg's attempts to sign Manchester United winger Nani
collapsed due to the Portuguese winger's "unreal" wage demands,
according to officials at the Russian club.
PA PhotosNani's long-term future at Manchester United is uncertain
United
chiefs were willing to part with Nani after he has slipped down the
pecking order in Sir Alex Ferguson's plans, but Zenit director-general
Maxim Mitrofanov says they did not come close to agreeing personal terms
with the 25-year-old.
Zenit's lavishly expensive deal to sign
Hulk from Porto has been the talk of European football in recent days,
but it seems that Nani was demanding even more cash than the Brazil
forward.
"If Hulk had demanded €8 million to €10 million a year,
these conditions would have been unacceptable for Zenit," Mitrofanov
said. "The transfer of Nani failed mostly due to this reason, as he
asked for an enormous salary and we would not pay him."
The
collapse of the deal leaves Nani in limbo at United, with the club's
desire to offload him suggesting he may struggle to force his way back
into Ferguson's first-team plans. It is reported that his agent had been
demanding a £130,000-per-week deal to keep his client in Manchester.
Meanwhile,
Zenit also failed in their bid to bring Arsenal's Andrei Arshavin to St
Petersburg in the hours before the Russian transfer window slammed shut
on Thursday night, leaving the winger out in the cold for club and
country after he was dropped by new Russia boss Fabio Capello.
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