Alexis Sanchez offered Man Utd escape route by Antonio Conte and Inter Milan

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Richard Parry19 August 2019

Antonio Conte's Inter Milan are understood to be interested in ending Alexis Sanchez’s Manchester United nightmare by taking the Chilean on a season-long loan.

Sanchez – who played for Udinese before joining Barcelona - has been heavily linked with a return to Italy having failed to replicate his Arsenal form during a season-and-a-half at Old Trafford.

Reports in Italy suggest that the loan – which would command a fee in the region on €15million (£13.7m) – would include an option to make the deal permanent.

But the deal would seriously test Man Utd’s desire to shift a player who scored just two goals last season, as the club would likely need to supplement his wage.

The Chile international is paid in excess of £500,000-a-week at Old Trafford, while it was claimed last week that his Fernando Felicevich earns over £21,000 a week due to the £5m agent’s fees agreement which is to be paid over the course of the player’s contract.

Lukaku joined Inter Milan for £73m Photo: Manchester United via Getty Images
Manchester United via Getty Imag

United have of course been in discussions with Inter throughout the summer as Romelu Lukaku completed a £73m move to Italy.

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"Alexis is such a professional and he comes in working every single day, really hard, and he wants to be a part of this," the United boss said.

"It's these stories again that he's been put in the reserves and all this - of course he hasn't.

Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

"He's part of our squad and he's a very, very good player. He's had three weeks now, so he's a few weeks behind the rest, but he's very close to being part of it."

The Italian transfer window closes on September 2.

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