The big striker. This summer, Olympique de Marseille decided to recruit a number 9. And if the residents of the Orange Vélodrome have been wrong in the past, those who still have the transfer of Kostas Mitroglou across their throats, they are convinced to make the right choice by betting on Alexis Sanchez. An experienced player who has many qualities as well as an impressive CV. “It’s a profile that matches completely with what we want to put in place”admitted President Pablo Longoria on Sunday at the microphone of Premium Video.
He terminated yesterday with Inter
Confident, the Phocaeans have reached a verbal agreement with the 33-year-old Chilean as revealed on our site. Although there are still a few details to be settled, the operation is on track. The player, who is expected Wednesday or Thursday in Marseille to pass his medical examination and sign a one-year contract (+ one year in option), is therefore closer than ever. Moreover, a new step was taken in this direction yesterday since the former player of FC Barcelona, Manchester United and Arsenal terminated his contract with Inter Milan.
“FC Internazionale Milano announces that it has reached an agreement for the consensual termination of the contract of Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez. The Club would like to thank Alexis for his three seasons with the Nerazzurri which resulted in the conquest of three trophies and wishes him the best for the rest of his career.”, said the Italian team via a press release published on its official website. Now free to engage where he wishes, Alexis Sanchez seems to be heading towards Marseille. However, OM must deal with a last-minute competitor.
Galatasaray is busy getting him signed
This Tuesday, the Turkish media Hurriyet assure that Galatasaray is pushing behind the scenes in order to sign the striker. The Istanbul club uses all means to convince him. Thus, we learn that Arda Turan and Hakan Çalhanoğlu, his teammate at Inter Milan and a big fan of Galatasaray, spoke with him on the subject. They told him the history of the club and gave nothing but praise. Vice-president Erden Timur, who commissioned the two players to convince the Chilean, met Alexis Sanchez on Friday in Milan.
Thus, he explained to him the projects and the objectives of the club while transmitting the following proposal to him: a 2-year contract with a salary of 3 million euros per year. And according to Hurriyet, the ex of Barça was sensitive to this approach since he would give his preference to Galatasaray. What is certain is that the club has publicly admitted to being on the job. “We talk to a lot of players. Alexis Sanchez is one of the players we spoke to. He’s a very valuable player.”. OM have been warned, Galatasaray do not intend to let go of Alexis Sanchez.