The Chileam listens to all his many offers
It has become apparent that the favourites for the transfer are Barcelona, Manchester United and Manchester City but Italian sides Inter Milan and Juventus are also in the running. It is hard to second guess which team he prefers because quite frankly only he knows but here are the thoughts that shall no doubt be going through his head as he decides his future.
Barcelona
Well it is clear for everyone to see what the appeal of joining Barcelona would be. They are the current European champions and are currently in possession of the current world player of the year. At times the football they play is irresistible and at times they seem almost unbeatable. The amount of possession they control during each game is outstanding no matter who the opponent is. It is quite obvious that at Barcelona he will definitely get more touches of the ball.
The downside of him choosing Barcelona maybe whether he will be guaranteed first team football or not. Currently Barcelona possibly possesses the best players in the world in each position. Breaking into the side as a regular may be difficult even for someone of Alexis Sanchez’s talent. Could he be put into a similar position to that of Ibrahim Affelay? Currently Affelay has the choice of which seat to sit on the bench, often coming on only for the last 20 minutes when one of the first team players needs a rest.
Manchester City
I believe the reasons as to why he would choose Manchester City is obvious to all, even to the Manchester City fans! If he does decide to ply his trade at Eastlands he will most definitely not be joining them for the history and prestige of playing for such a club. In fact I very much doubt he would have heard of them whilst growing up as a teenager in Chile. Anyway you guessed it, it will most probably be for the money tabled to him.
It is thought that Manchester City’s bid to both Udinese and personal terms with the player will be the most financially rewarding. Could this be a big factor in his decision? With Carlos Tevez expected to have played his final game for Manchester City they are looking to replace him and I believe they feel that Sanchez is the man to do that. This is possibly why they have financially pulled out all the stops to sign Sanchez.
Inter Milan
Inter Milan are the bigger of the two Italian clubs that have tabled an offer for Alexis Sanchez. The 2010 European champions have also tried to do their utmost in signing the wonderkid. For the Inter Milan fans the signing of Sanchez seems very favourable. Inter Milan’s current squad is an ageing one, especially in the forward positions and so signing Sanchez would mark the start of a new invigorated Inter Milan team. Both star strikers Samuel Eto’o and Diego Milito are currently the wrong side of 30 being 30 and 32 respectively and are both expected to be replaced soon.
It seems this is the more attractive offer for El Niño Maravilla should he wish to stay in Italy as there is the lure of champions league football as well as playing with some of the world’s top players but with his agent suggesting that Alexis Sanchez favours a move abroad this seems highly unlikely.
Juventus
Juventus has been an underachieving team for quite a few seasons in the Serie A but their board intend to change this for the next season. Their new stadium is now complete and so now Juventus intend to spend massive amounts of money on improving the playing squad, a sum thought to eventually add up to around €100 million once the summer is over.
Alexis Sanchez is thought to be one of those who Juventus seem to extremely want and with the 4-4-2 system that Juventus play with 2 widemen he seems like a perfect addition to their squad. Having said this, a transfer to Juventus seems the least likeliest for Alexis Sanchez since Juventus failed to qualify for the champions league and so I’m quite sure staying at his current club Udinese who just qualified for the champions league this season would appeal to him more than a move to Juventus would.
Manchester United
Of course I saved the best for last! The bid reported to have been accepted by Udinese is at an outlay of around £30.5million. Manchester United’s recent history speaks for itself. We have won 4 premier league titles in the last 5 years and have also reached 3 European cup finals in that period. The level of football at Manchester United has been that of the highest quality for a very long time and there is almost a guarantee of trophies whilst playing for us and quite possibly a guarantee of regular first team football too.
Alexis Sanchez has been a long term target of Manchester United and it is common knowledge that Sir Alex Ferguson is a big admirer of the young Chilean international. Playing in the champions league for a team which regularly gets to the latter stages of the competition can only help him fulfil his full potential.
It is also long thought that Alexis Sanchez is a big Manchester United fan. He was quoted last summer on Chilean TV saying “Manchester United has been my dream all my life and they would be my first choice.” If that is still the case then maybe he will be a Manchester United player come the start of pre-season, who knows?
Are these reasons enough to choose us over the other 4 clubs? If Alexis Sanchez does choose Manchester United what could that mean for the rest of our transfer activity? Feel free to comment below.
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I think we need a cover for the back four,a player in the mould of schweistagger or probably de rossi rather than this whole talk abt sneijder!!he’s a risk I Dnt think SAF shd take.modric wld be a good addition to our squad since he’s better than carrick.and I’d prefer sanchez at utd than young cos sanchez is equal or better than nani whilst young is not even close to nani on my opinion!#manutd
Hopefully he’ll sign because of the love he has for us but we should be more realistic money always plays a part…so at least we should make an offer nearly as good as anyone bidding to have a perfect chance to wrap up the deal!
You dont mension the prospect of him becoming a worshipped hero at manchester city and making history aswel as a fortune, city is on the up if he plays for man utd he wil be just another player playing in the shadows of the greats before him like the rest of them, he could become a legend at city an have his own bar at eastlands named after him in 20 years, why do you think utd are all of a sudden splashing the cash? Because everyone knows whats coming and in 20 years city will have just as much history as utd has now, WERE ON THE UP CITY IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING, WAKE UP AND SMELL THE BANANA, aheeheeee
WTF are you talking about!!! man city are crap. last season you were so scared of the big teams you played defensive against them. you’d spend 100mil on a player that’s worth 2mil and your best player is a Manchester United throw back that now wants to leave you. history isn’t bought its made. FACT!
wages is not an issue for MAN UTD because Rooney is on 250k a week and young is on 130k a week……….im sure man utd can offer sanchez a very good offer!
Hopefully United sign Sanchez, Being Chilean I’ve watched Alexis for many years now and honestly he has proven himself in one of the toughest continents in the world,South America.Which Messi has failed to do. If your looking for a defensive midfielder i would have to say Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen) is one of the best midfielders in the world at the moment and is going cheap!
I don’t think it matters that messi never played in SA. He’s proved himself at a much higher level. He’s the best ever IMO.
Yeah your right Kev he might be the best ever, But he still has to prove himself at International Level like the other little Argentinian Maestro Maradona.IMO
hopefuly,mantud can buy alex sachez,he is best player of the world, the only can fit with him was fc manchster united.
“If sanchez come to mantutd ,the success of the club as well as him was in the high…………………..
We have to buy Alexis Sanchez, he is perfect for United. City has only been interesting for like a day whiles our interest goes back several years. Sanchez has spoken in the past of wanting to play for United and considering we are the most famous club on the planet and loaded with cash, we can afford and attract the Chilean megastar, come on Sanchez, join United. The idea of playing for Manchester United, challenging major honours, playing with stars like Chicharito, Rooney, Berbatov, Nani, Giggs, Vidic and Ferdinand aswell as being managed by the best manager of all time Sir Alex Ferguson should surely win this race. Alexis Sanchez should join United and we have already made an offer for £30.5m (35m Euros). Come on Sanchez join United.
Sanchez haves to come to the RED city of Manchester and play for the bigggest club on earth – Manchester United. The future is United, the past belongs to us, the present is our’s and the future is our’s. He could play with some of the best talent in the world here at Old Trafford, earn a decent wage aswell as playing for Sir Alex Ferguson and the real opportunity of winning major trophies. Come on Sanchez, you are made for Manchester United, please join United.
I just hope Fergie does everything thats required to get Sanchez and Wesley to OT. Our target next season should only be to fucking screw Barca and for that we need these two amazingly talented footballers…
Would be great to see Sanchez, Wesley, Young, Nani, Giggsy and WAZZA playing for us..Seems like a dream!!
I m sure that he can’t prove at barca! United is the best destination for him! Come on! Let’s do IT in 48 hours! best with best!