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What Alexis Sanchez Told His Chile Teammates About Manchester United In 2010

What Alexis Sanchez Told His Chile Teammates About Manchester United In 2010

A transfer to United appears to be in the works.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United?

Well, it now looks like Jose Mourinho is the favourite to land the Chilean ace, potentially pipping cross-town rivals City in the process.

Sanchez in action for Arsenal. Image: PA

And ahead of a possible imminent transfer from Arsenal, an interesting extract from 2010 has surfaced.

Long before Sanchez signed for Arsenal and even Barcelona, he was plying his trade in the Serie A with Udinese where he rose to prominence.

While the La Liga side eventually won the race to his signature in 2011, it appears Sanchez had his heart set on a move to Old Trafford according to an unnamed Chilean teammate.

"All Alexis wants is to play for Manchester United," revealed a Chile teammate, who did not want to be named. "He'd give anything for that," via Goal.

Sanchez during the 2010 World Cup. Images: PA

The report suggests Sir Alex Ferguson was keeping a close eye on Sanchez, and impressed the then-United boss with his performances for Chile in the 2010 World Cup.

Sir Alex was keen to snap him up as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo who had left a year before to Real Madrid.

Sir Alex alongside Ronaldo in 2009. Image: PA

Udinese ultimately succumbed to Barcelona's advances with Sanchez sealing a move to the Camp Nou for €26 million.

Fast forward a couple of years, Sanchez is now subject to several bids from United who are hellbent on signing him with a reported £25 million deal plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the table.

Is Sanchez on course to finally fulfill his dreams of playing at United? Watch this space.

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Topics: Manchester City, Football News, Football, Manchester United, Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal