Inter Milan Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder looks on in the stands during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Pescara, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Inter Milan Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder looks on in the stands during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Pescara, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo, of Japan, right, flanked by his teammate Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Pescara, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Inter Milan Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder gestures from the stands during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Pescara, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Chelsea's Frank Lampard celebrates after his team's 2-1 win against Everton during their English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday Dec. 30, 2012. Lampard scores both his team's goals. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Arsenal's Theo Walcott holds the match ball after scoring three goals in their 7-3 victory against Newcastle United in their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates stadium, London, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, scores his second goal against Atletico Madrid during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal celebrates his goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, center, controls the ball past Sunderland's Titus Bramble during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday Dec. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Udinese Brazilian midfielder Marques Loureiro Allan, left, vies with Sampdoria midfielder Enzo Maresca during a Serie A soccer match, in Genoa, Italy, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlo Baroncini)
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Udinese forward Antonio Di Natale, center, scores during a Serie A soccer match between Sampdoria and Udinese, in Genoa, Italy, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlo Baroncini)
Wesley Sneijder completes move to Galatasaray
ISTANBUL (
AP) — Netherlands midfielder
Wesley Sneijder has completed his move to Turkish club Galatasaray following a contract dispute with Inter Milan.
The 28-year-old Sneijder signed a 3 1/2-year deal Tuesday reportedly worth €5 million ($6.6 million) per season.
Sneijder says he had several transfer offers but chose Galatasaray, which he described as a "top club" and "still in the Champions League."
Sneijder joined Inter Milan in 2009 and helped it to a number of trophies. In November, Inter technical director Marco Branca said Sneijder would not play until he made a decision about his future, with a new deal reportedly requiring him to take a pay cut.
Thousands of Galatasaray fans greeted Sneijder on his arrival in Istanbul on Monday.
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