Galatasaray expect Wesley Sneijder to stay at club

Galatasaray vice-president Abdurrahim Albayrak has claimed that Wesley Sneijder is not eager to leave the club in the near future.

Reports have suggested that Juventus were close to signing the Dutch playmaker, but Galatasaray are keen to retain his services, and have warned the Serie A champions that they are not interested in selling.

"Sneijder is our player, and he's happy here," Albayrak told ntvspor.net.

"He will be with us for the second half of the season. The player is not for sale, if anyone wants him they'll have to pay his release clause of €20m (£15.6m)."

A report earlier this week claimed that Manchester United would challenge Juventus for Sneijder's signature.