Date: 14th June 2011 at 10:36pm
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Alexis Sanchez

His Ryan Giggs impression was lacking some major chest hair

He is the most hottest property in world football at this current moment in time. Every big club has some kind of interest in him. Yes I am talking about Alexis Sanchez and I believe that he should become a Manchester United player.

The player dubbed El Niño Maravilla is said to be most interested in joining Barcelona however reports today emerged that Udinese representatives met with Manchester United representatives this afternoon to try to strike up a deal. It seems these reports are actually true but whether they will strike up a deal for the promising young forward remains to be seen.

He is possibly one of the most stylish players that I have seen. Definitely one of the best dribblers of the ball. El Niño Maravilla is predominantly a right winger but can also be deployed in any attacking position and for me is probably one of the best young players around. After an eye-catching world cup I was definitely not against the idea of Manchester United trying to sign him.

I however did watch quite a lot of Alexis Sanchez playing for his club Udinese last season in the Serie A. He most definitely had a very impressive season. In 31 league appearances in the 10/11 season he scored 12 goals,  directly assisting 7 times.

I feel that what he could bring to Manchester United is something we have not had since the days of Cristiano Ronaldo. There I said it. The comparison with Ronaldo is inevitable for this player. As I have said he is a superb dribbler but that isn’t the only thing he has going for him.

What could Alexis Sanchez really bring to United? I feel the one thing he can give to us is that he is adept in playing every single position as good as each other. Most games he turns up in all attacking areas of the pitch. He seems to victimise players a lot repeatedly trying to beat the same man and succeeding most oftenly. His ball retention is superb.

With the speed of the English league I feel he would excel, possibly to the Ronaldo’s heights if he works hard enough. Defenders in England commit to the challenge a lot more than in Italy. Even in Italy he manages to get the defenders to commit to a challenge. He is often fouled and wins a lot of free kicks. It is not often that I have seen him lose the ball whilst dribbling with the ball though on occasion he can be loose with his passing.

Sanchez also has a brilliant shot on him. He is pacey, strong, skilful, creative and physical. He most definitely possesses the qualities needed for a player like him to suceed in the premier league.

With rumours of both Manchester United and Manchester City chasing him I would be disappointed if we were beaten to his transfer. It is inevitable that Manchester City will offer him more money than we will but if he does want to one day become one of the best players in the world he will need to play at the highest level possible and I do not think a move to Manchester City will be purely for footballing reasons.

I think that if Sanchez does transfer to Manchester United, it indicates to me that Sir Alex Ferguson is trying to emulate the interchangable forward line that we had back in 2008. That season Rooney, Ronaldo, Tevez and Giggs swapped and changed positions countless times with each other every match making them extremely hard to mark and keep tabs on. It worked very well for us and was extremely successful and with the signing of Ashley Young, another versatile forward, maybe I’m onto something.

What would signing Alexis Sanchez mean for Nani? Most people believe that if we do sign Alexis Sanchez, Nani may be heading towards the exit door. I am also one of those who share that same belief. With us having just signed Ashley Young as well as having Antonio Valencia and Park Ji-Sung in our ranks I have an inkling that Nani may be on his way if this transfer takes place.

Alexis Sanchez could possibly be Manchester United’s best signing this summer. Would you be okay with this transfer if it meant losing Nani? Feel free to comment below

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70 responses to “Could Alexis Sanchez Be Manchester United’s Best Signing This Summer?”

  1. unitedmen says:

    ____________________De Gae_________________________

    Rafael_________Jones_____Smalling_______Fabio

    Nani_______Sneijder______Anderson_____Sanchez

    _____________Hernandez____Rooney_________________

  2. MUKAMA DENYS says:

    PLEASE,GET SANCHEZ AND THE REST IS SIR FERGIE’S. BUSINESS.DON’T MENTION NANI AT ALL.WE NEED HIM TOO.WITH SANCHEZ AT THE “THEATRE” THE SKY WILL BE THE LIMIT.WE WOULD FORGET RONALDO.SANCHEZ WOULD BE EASIER TO HANDLE.

    De Gae
    Rafael_________Jones_____VIDIC______EVRA

    VALENCIA_______Sneijder______Anderson_____Sanchez

    _____________Hernandez____Rooney_________________

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  3. Eddy says:

    Definitely Sanchez would be a good buy, but i don’t understand why some people also want Sneijder?? a good DM is needed instead…

    imagine:4-1-4-1
    ……………………………………
    —————Carrick/Fletcher———–

    Valencia/Nani—Sneijder—Young—Sanchez

    —————Rooney/Hernandez———–

    ?????

  4. Callum says:

    Why Would Nani Need to be sold? Brilliant player and your all forgetting.. Sanchez and young are versitile players can play Wing/Central Midfield/Forward i just think it leans more to new formation.

  5. sola says:

    I will be the most happiest person on earth if man utd could make some reasonable signing of quality players like sneijder,Arshley young and sanchez to boost the standard of playing of man utd.

  6. Jordan says:

    De gea
    Fabio. Ferdinand. Vidic. Evra

    Nani. Sneidjer. Giggs. Sanchez

    Rooney. Chicharito

  7. Ez says:

    Valencia over Nani because Rooney needs to score is a stupid argument. Rooney scored the goal of his career from Nani’s cross.
    What’s the use of Rooney scoring alone and Valencia scoring 2 goals in a season?!
    Nani does 3 times what Valencia does… Assists, DRIBBLES AND SCORES.
    That’s why we didn’t win in 09/10 Valencia had two chances to score against Blackburn, but he Couldn’t! And we drew cos he is used to cross to Rooney
    Nani is the Best player in Current Man utd team…

  8. Jay77 says:

    Im a very hard United fan and i dont agree with nani going over valencia. Valencia cant take a player on to save his life and nani is twice the player… I deffo want to see sanchez in a Unied shirt but id rather see valencia gone than nani.

  9. bracty says:

    Park is a token gesture to pacify the Asian sponsors – fact. There are 10-20 better midfielders than Park.

    Valencia was worn out by the UCL Final. He’s a steady eddie. Nothing remarkable.

    Nani – is different (on his day). He can petrify a defence. Get free kicks, score from those free kicks, and how many assists did he have last season.

    We’ve lost Scholes and Hargreaves in the midfield, and I fear Giggs might need to hang up his boots due to media pressure. Young, and Sanchez,to complement Valencia and Nani, it still leaves the central midfield looking very bare.

    Carrick and Fletcher. Humph! not the most exciting of players.

    Nasri? Who’d have thought it possible.

    Modric? Please! Non-merci

    Charlie Adam? We’ve already got one ‘fat scouser’.

    I just wonder if Cleverley, and possibly Pogba get a crack next season.

    A young class act in the cente of park to build a team around is what’s needed.

  10. Nikextra says:

    Yh think ur making the right noises , all this early transfer action is just the beginning of our summer business you can’t get away from the fact of Hargreaves/scholes gone, giggs going and keane never replaced expect 2 big central midfielders box to box ballwinner and creative maestro unless he plays Rooney in the hole behind chicharito and a new striker as he likes to drop back and get involved (just like berba! Lol) glad we didn’t get involved with Henderson / rodwell watched u21 last night =shite