Alexis Sanchez giving Manchester United transfer headache
Manchester United fear being left to deal with Alexis Sanchez when his loan deal expires with Inter next month, claims The Daily Mail.
United and Inter agreed to prolong Sanchez's stay in Italy until August 7 to cover the remainder of the Serie A campaign but not their Europa League fixtures.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made it clear Sanchez has no future at United but the Red Devils will struggle to find a willing buyer for the Chile international if Inter turn their attention elsewhere.
Sanchez still has two years left to run on his staggering £25m-a-year contract and is unlikely to accept a pay-cut to leave United on a full-time basis.
Offloading the 31-year-old to China or the Middle East is United's best hope but Sanchez reportedly still wants to play in Europe.
Finding a buyer willing to take a gamble on Sanchez will prove even more difficult this summer with clubs waiting to count the cost of COVID-19.
Sanchez has endured a fairly underwhelming season-long loan stint at Inter but has at least hit good form at an ideal moment to potentially boost his stock.
The former Arsenal and Barcelona winger has picked up two WhoScored Man of the Match awards in his last three starts and played a direct hand in five goals in that time (one goal, four assists).
Excluding substitute appearances this season, Sanchez is actually the third best WhoScored rated player in Serie A this season of players to have started at least five games (7.85).
"Excluding substitute appearances this season, Sanchez is actually the third best WhoScored rated player in Serie A this season of players to have started at least five games (7.85)." This is really useful, I notice how many players have warped/useless stats because perhaps they are in their first year at a new club and make half their appearances from the bench. Can Whoscored make some sort of a filter to include stats from only starting appearances? Or perhaps from minutes played if easier, something like that would make comparisons more appropriate.