The Wesley Sneijder to Manchester United saga continues to evolve, as the move seems to be picking up steam. But the rumors are somewhat conflicting to say the least.

Reports from England in the last 24 hours suggest Inter have accepted a bid from United, clearing the way for the player to discuss personal terms. But at the same time Inter have named the Dutch international in their squad for Saturday’s Italian Super Cup being played in Beijing and new coach Gian Piero Gasperini has stated that he intends to play Sneijder in the match.

While I appreciate that Sneijder is still an Inter player, if the club truly has accepted a bid for him it is both irresponsible and ill-advised to play him in a competitive match. All signs point to this being a very expensive deal, and if I were United I would insist he not play. But let’s be honest the game is not until Saturday, and a few days can be an eternity during the transfer season. So does this mean the reports of the bid being accepted are not true? Or does it just mean Gasperini and Inter are playing a game of chicken with Sir Alex?

Here is more transfer news from Serie A:

Javier Pastore Moves to France

Paris St. Germain is this year’s club with ridiculous amounts of cash to throw around to buy Europe’s best players, and their prize catch this summer seems to be Palermo’s Javier Pastore. It appears the French Ligue 1 club have sealed the deal with a 42 million euro transfer, beating Chelsea in the process.

Pastore was one of Europe’s most sought after young players, and some of the biggest clubs on the continent joined Chelsea in pursuit of his signature. But Pastore chose PSG instead.

The Parisian club now has loads of Qatari cash to spend, and they certainly have not been shy about spending it. Pastore joins a laundry list of recent buys including Jeremy Menez from Roma and Mohamed Sissoko from Juventus.

AC Milan Expected to Bid for Alberto Aquilani

I don’t think anyone involved, be it the player, club supporters, or management, want Alberto Aquilani to stay in Liverpool. It is clear Aquilani’s playing style best fits the game on the peninsula and not England. Add to that the fact that Liverpool has too many central midfielders and a deal with an Italian club seems to make the most sense.

The problem is Liverpool invested a lot of cash into Aquilani and they now stand to lose a huge chunk of it. Two summers ago, Liverpool reportedly paid nearly 20 million pounds to buy the Italian international from Roma and now the club can not seem to find a buyer willing to pay even half that sum. Early this summer, they could not reach agreement with Juventus, where the midfielder played last season and where he wanted to remain. Now the Turin club has filled the gap left by Aquilani’s departure, leaving Liverpool in a worse selling position. Sooner or later, the player will be back in Italy. It’s just a matter of where and when.