The Dutchman has long been admired by Sir Alex Ferguson but a move to Old Trafford failed to materialise, with the playmaker saying he is now happy to remain in Italy.
He was quoted as saying by The Mirror: "For me, it was not so much a financial issue.
“My feeling was that I was simply feeling very good at Inter. I love the club, but also the Italian culture and the people. It fits with me."
The former Real Madrid star admitted the interest was there from United, but said that after the sale of Samuel Eto'o Inter were unlikely to let him leave.
“I just felt that it was close, yes. We had several talks. The situation was such that Inter had to sell a player, either Samuel Eto’o or me, and indeed there was interest," he added.
It failed because we weren't that interested, after all Sir Alex never even spoke to him.
wage demands of some players is crazy