Alexis Sanchez is nearing his move to Manchester.
Which club he chooses to join, however, remains a mystery.
Strongly linked with a move to City for months, reports in recent days suggest that United are now his most likely destination.
It’s claimed United are willing to bid more for the player, as well as offering him bigger wages than those being offered by City. There’s also rumours that Jose Mourinho is also happy to use Henrikh Mkhitaryan as a makeweight in the deal.
Reports from Sanchez’ homeland have now claimed that Mkhitaryan’s willingness to move to The Emirates could prove to be a sticking point in the deal. Chile’s El Mecurio report that the Armenian is reluctant to move to Arsenal due to Arsene Wenger’s side being “low-level”. If this is the case, it could – they say – allow City back in.
Of course, it isn’t imperative to United that Mkhitaryan makes the move to Arsenal. They probably could cover the cost of the deal without him going in the opposite direction. But with Wenger recently stressing the need to bring in a replacement if either Sanchez or Mesut Özil were to leave in January, it might have helped get the deal over the line.
The article adds that Sanchez is expected to become the best-paid player in the Premier League if he completes the move to United, where he will become the club’s new number seven.
