Alexis Sanchez signs for Inter Milan on a FREE TRANSFER as Manchester United rip up the final two years of his £350,000 per week contract at Old Trafford… with the Chilean signing a three-year deal and taking a pay-cut to join Antonio Conte’s side
- Alexis Sanchez’s permanent move to Inter Milan has now been confirmed
- The Chilean flop has moved to Serie A on a free transfer from Manchester United
- The 31-year-old has spent the 2019-20 season on loan at Antonio Conte’s team
- Sanchez moved to United in 2018 from Arsenal but has flopped at Old Trafford
- And United have decided to rip up the final two years of Sanchez’s contract
Alexis Sanchez is leaving Manchester United for Inter Milan on a free transfer.
Sanchez’s loan at Inter was due to run out on Thursday, but the two clubs have agreed terms for the Chile winger to rip up the remaining two years of his contract at United and make a permanent move to the San Siro.
Sanchez is set to sign a three-year deal at Inter and take a pay cut that will see him earn £130,000-a-week after tax.
Alexis Sanchez has signed for Inter Milan on a free transfer from Manchester United
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has opted to let the flop leave United with no transfer fee involved
Sanchez moved to Inter on loan last year and Antonio Conte has made the move permanent
The 31-year-old is expected to play for the Italians in Wednesday night’s Europa League tie against Getafe while United are in action against LASK, as both clubs prepare to issue a statement confirming the deal.
It ends Sanchez’s ill-fated United career that began with a spectacular move in January 2018 when the club gazumped rivals Manchester City to sign him from Arsenal in exchange for £35m-rated Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Sanchez was handed the most lucrative contract in the Premier League worth up to £560,000-a-week including a basic wage of £300,000 and image rights of £100,000.
Sanchez’s career at Manchester United hasn’t worked out following his move in January 2018
He pocketed an additional £1.1million each year as part of his signing-on fee and £75,000 for every start.
The former Barcelona star failed to live up to expectations, however, scoring just five goals in 45 games for United before joining Inter on loan last summer.
After a difficult start in Italy, he has rediscovered his best form of late and coach Antonio Conte was keen to make the deal permanent.
The Chilean forward has netted four goals and created nine assists during his loan spell in Italy
Faced with paying over £50m in wages over the next two years for a player who was deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford, United were also anxious to strike a deal for Sanchez.
The two clubs have been in negotiations for several weeks and finally reached an agreement on Wednesday. It’s unclear if United have handed Sanchez a pay-off to cancel his contract and take a pay cut at Inter.
It’s understood that his new deal is close to the £300,000-a-week basic he earned at United, but the higher rate of tax in Italy means that he will take home less than half that.