He said that in April. And May. And now he says it in June. Didn't Torres pledge his loyalty to Liverpool in August last year? Just like Rooney's "Once a blue, always a blue" speech. Ultimately players almost always pledge their loyalty to their current clubs and fans unless they see a concrete better offer. If Sneijder stays at Inter I won't be surprised, but if he joins Utd or Chelsea in July I won't be surprised either. This sort of stuff is just talk.
Is a player he looked at last season but his interest cooled towards the end of the campaign. I don't think there is any evidence SAF attempted to hijack the deal this week. Henderson looks a good prospect and maybe SAF backed off as it became clear his favoured position is RM. Utd do not need another RM with Valencia, Nani and looking like Young on the way.
Liverpool will probably use him on the right of midfield. You need urgently a LM as well as a LB plus a new CB.
Yeah he was definitely bought in for RM, and the left is the main side we need to strengthen. If N'gog goes (or even if he stays!) we could do with another strike option also.