According to recent reports, Manchester City are interested in signing Manchester United’s Alexis Sanchez.
The reports by Chilean newspaper La Cuarta (via Sport Witness) claim that City have made contact with Sanchez’s representatives in order to learn the conditions required to sign him this summer.
While it said that the 31-year-old is in negotiations with Inter, where he is currently on loan, the reports claim that City would be in a favourable position to make the deal happen this summer, as the player would be available for an affordable fee of €19.2 million (£17.4 million).
Having said this, it remains to be seen whether or not United would be willing to sell their player to their city rivals.
TIF Thoughts…
Although Sanchez did not manage to hit the heights from his time at Arsenal – where he scored 80 goals in 166 appearances – while at Manchester United, scoring five goals in 45 appearances, the forward has proven in his time at Inter that he still has plenty left to offer.
In addition to this, the forward thrived over his two appearances in the Europa League, as despite not registering a goal or an assist, he has averaged a highly impressive match rating of 7.80.
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As such, should City be successful in their reported attempts to lure the £14.4 million-rated player across the city, it could very well be United’s loss.