SANCHEZ, AGENT ARRIVING IN ITALY
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The hypothesis of loan with right to purchase to form a trident with Icardi and Palacio. Juve remain vigilant.
Milan – Work in progress. Inter are looking ahead to the future but as the same time, trying to have a present that can help its future. Because the match against Sampdoria is crucial and has a lot of say on the possibility of catching a place for the Champions League next season. Participating in the biggest competition in Europe is like a magnet for players of highest levels. Among these players, of course, there is Alexis Sanchez who has a great desire to say yes to a return to Italy and to Massimo Moratti.
Too many… lows The agreement with the player has already been found. Sanchez, who has a contract that is stuffed with bonuses, would also decrease the current wage of 4 million euros per season. The Barcelona winger, already followed by Inter two years ago, has had a lot of lows rather than highs and with the arrival of Neymar (sooner or later), the fate of the Chilean is to sit on that bench. “But we – said agent Fernando Felicevich to Sport – have not talked with anyone. Alexis is focused on his work and he is calm. I repeat: we have not talked to anyone. I have not heard from Inter or from any other club. At this time, his head is turned to La Liga and the Champions League.” The fact remains that the same Felicevich will be in Italy at the end of March (apparently the 28th) to do a series of consultations: his client at Barcelona is not happy and for the rest, we will see.
Loan with right to purchase Question: What about Juventus? They are interested in the Chilean but at this moment, the Bianconeri are just observing the situation at a distance implying that they will not participate in any bidding war for the player. In short, at this time, Alexis Sanchez is not a priority to the Serie A leaders. Which means Inter are making steps forward with great timing: paid by Barcelona for 26 million plus 11.5 more in a variety of bonuses, today, Sanchez would cost about 20 million. The fact is that – without Champions League – Inter would like to think about the formula of loan with right to purchase.
Choices “Inter – said the Stramaccioni – have been working on the transfer market for quite a while. There were some January targets that we tried to bring in immediately but in many cases that wasn’t possible so we planned for further ahead. The club is making their choices and when I’m asked to I give my input.” Strama dreams of setting up a new attack for next season but it is clear that he will have to win the Champions League spot with the remaining 10 games of the season in order to make sure that he is safe as Inter coach next season.
Stellar arsenal The dream is to have Alexis Sanchez as a focal point in the attack. In the 3-4-3, Sanchez would form a trident with Milito (or Icardi) as a central forward and Palacio (or Botta) on the other side. In the 4-2-3-1, you would have Sanchez, Guarin, Palacio and the lone striker of Icardi (or Milito). A stellar attack with several alternatives that come in advance thanks to the work of Branca and Ausilio. Now, only on thing counts: third place. With that, the rest will come more easily.