Bola.com, Manchester - Manchester United dikabarkan akan segera mendapatkan tanda tangan striker Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez. Seperti apa tawaran Setan Merah sehingga mampu menarik minat bintang asal Cile tersebut.
Alexis Sanchez berniat hengkang dari Emirates Stadium sejak musim panas 2017. Namun, ketika itu, proses transfernya ke Manchester City gagal terealisasi pada menit-menit terakhir.
Satu di antara penyebabnya adalah kegagalan Arsenal mendatangkan pemain muda AS Monaco, Thomas Lemar, yang diproyeksikan sebagai pengganti. Padahal, saat itu, Manchester City siap menggelontorkan dana 60 juta pounds.
Kini, Manchester United justru mengeluarkan biaya lebih sedikit, yakni 30 juta pounds. Namun, beberapa penawaran dan klausul menarik ditengarai menjadi kunci menarik minat Sanchez.
Berikut ini adalah detail proposal penawaran yang diajukan Manchester United untuk merekrut Alexis Sanchez, seperti dilansir Mirror, Minggu (14/1/2018):
Manchester United diberitakan siap menggelontorkan dana 30 juta pounds untuk merekrut Alexis Sanchez. Jumlah ini 10 juta pounds lebih sedikit dari tawaran yang diajukan skuat asuhan Pep Guardiola.
Akan tetapi, satu di antara pertimbangan besar Arsenal bakal menerima tawaran tersebut lantaran Manchester United siap memasukkan nama Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
KOMPAS.com – Hanya beberapa jam setelah kalah 3-4 dari Liverpool pada pekan ke-23 Liga Inggris, Minggu (14/1/2018) di Stadion Anfield, suporter Manchester City mendapatkan kabar buruk lagi.
Manchester City menarik diri dari perburuan penyerang Arsenal , Alexis Sanchez , pada bursa transfer Januari.
Sudah sejak bursa transfer musim panas lalu tim asuhan Pep Guardiola disebut-sebut sebagai destinasi favorit Alexis Sanchez, yang kontraknya di Arsenal akan habis musim ini.
Status kontrak itu membuat Man City tadinya berharap bisa mendapatkan Sanchez hanya dengan harga 25 juta poundsterling atau sekitar Rp 458 miliar pada bulan ini.
Baca juga : Jika Sudah Dapat Pengganti, Arsenal Siap Lepas Alexis Sanchez
Maklum, Arsenal akan terpaksa melepasnya daripada kehilangan bintang asal Cile itu secara gratis pada musim panas mendatang.
Namun, Manchester City kemudian kehilangan Gabriel Jesus karena mengalami cedera lutut.
Kondisi itu membuat Arsenal berani menaikkan harga Alexis Sanchez lagi menjadi 35 juta poundsterling.
Saat The Citizens tarik-ulur karena tidak mau mengeluarkan 35 juta pounds, Manchester United masuk ke dalam persaingan.
Rival sekota Man City itu berani memenuhi permintaan Arsenal, gaji Alexis Sanchez, bahkan jatah buat agen Fernando Felicevich.
Baca juga : Luapan Kekecewaan Wenger Setelah Arsenal Kalah dari Bournemouth
Seperti dikutip Bolasport.com dari Independent , angkanya masing-masing di kisaran 35 juta pounds untuk harga transfer, 400 ribu pounds untuk gaji, dan 10 juta pounds untuk jatah agen.
Ketika Felicevich memberikan kabar kepada City bahwa Manchester United mau memberikan proposal seperti itu, Manchester City pun segera mengundurkan diri.
Menurut Metro , Manchester City dikabarkan kecewa pada Felicevich, yang mencoba menggunakan tawaran Man United untuk memeras lebih banyak uang dari The Citizens. (Dwi Widijatmiko)
Express Sport understands Sanchez will complete a a £350,000-a-week switch to Manchester United in the next 48 hours. And on Lukaku’s personal Snapchat, the Belgian posted an image with three emojis. The Chile flag had an arrow next to it with a devil emoji in a black background. The image was swiftly deleted but not before fans spotted Lukaku’s apparent confirmation and fans on social media believe it's a clear sign that Sanchez has chosen United over Manchester City.
IG Romelu Lukaku posted this image on Snapchat
One fan wrote on Twitter: “Do you follow lukaku on snapchat? I think he's just broken the news sanchez to man united is virtually a done deal.” Another wrote: “LOOOOOOOOOL Lukaku confirming Sanchez.” While another tweeted: “Lukaku on Snapchat...Alexis Sanchez is on his way to Old Trafford! What a coup!” But eagle eyed fans spotted that the image was fake. Lukaku's Snapchat account is Romelu.Lukaku10 but the image has Lukaku's username as rLukaku9. Nevertheless, Sanchez is still expected to leave Arsenal with manager Arsene Wenger confirming a deal was close following their 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth.
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Alexis Sanchez’s always been committed until now but he could have moved yesterday, today or not. It will be decided in the next 48 hours Arsene Wenger
He said: “Alexis did not refuse to play. He would have played but it’s a difficult period for him. “He’s always been committed until now but he could have moved yesterday, today or not. It will be decided in the next 48 hours. “It was difficult for him because he was on stand-by. That’s why I decided not play him.
PA Alexis Sanchez appears to be on his way to Man Utd
• Arsène Wenger says forward’s future will be decided ‘in the next 48 hours’ • Sánchez did not feature against Bournemouth with United move likely • Arsenal close to signing Malcom and interested in Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Arsène Wenger says he expects Alexis Sánchez to leave Arsenal in the “next 48 hours”, with Manchester United having emerged as the forward’s preferred destination. The manager omitted Sánchez from the squad he took to Bournemouth for their 2-1 defeat on Sunday, although he remained a major talking point.
Wenger explained he did not select Sánchez because of the knife-edged nature of his situation and suggested his transfer could even have happened during the buildup to the Bournemouth game – a distraction he could not have tolerated. Wenger described Sánchez as having been on standby and the Chilean did not travel to the south coast with the rest of the Arsenal squad on Saturday.
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United have indicated a readiness to outbid Manchester City for Sánchez and to offer him more lucrative personal terms, and they have turned the 29-year-old’s head. He had looked certain to join City and enjoy a reunion with Pep Guardiola, the manager under whom he played for one season at Barcelona.
City almost got him for £60m last summer and they have indicated a willingness to pay £20m for him this month. But United have moved ahead of their crosstown rivals and there is a confidence at Old Trafford that they are poised to pull off a coup. City are not willing to raise their offer.
Sánchez’s agent, Fernando Felicevich, is due in England for negotiations and Wenger made it clear the saga had entered its end game.
“It will be decided in the next 48 hours,” Wenger said. "It was a bit difficult for Alexis [to play at Bournemouth] because he was on standby, a little bit. That’s why I decided not to do it [select him].
“He did not refuse to play. He would have played but it’s a difficult period for him. He’s always been committed until now but he could have moved yesterday, today or not.
“I don’t master the rhythm of it [the transfer] but it could happen today, tomorrow or not at all. That’s why I didn’t take a decision [to select him] – I didn’t want to travel with him and, suddenly, he goes somewhere.”
Wenger said that, if Sánchez left, he had been assured Arsenal would replace him. His No 1 target is the Bordeaux winger Malcom and a deal for him is believed to be close. A meeting to discuss personal terms with the Brazilian’s representatives took place in France on Sunday, with Arsenal expected to pay £45m for the 20-year-old.
Wenger was asked whether Malcom was the player he wanted. “It’s better I don’t come out on any specific name,” he said.
Guardiola also refused to comment on Sánchez after City's 4-3 defeat by Liverpool but admitted they are in the market for new players. “We have the squad and I don't know what will happen in this transfer window or if we will buy someone,” he said. “We have four competitions and a lot of games to play so we will try. You have to think about what you need to do. We have been thinking about what we need for a long time and it doesn't change because of one result.”
Arsenal also have an interest in the United attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, whom they wanted in the summer of 2016 when he was leaving Borussia Dortmund. In the end he chose Old Trafford. Arsenal’s new head of scouting, Sven Mislintat, was the man that took Mkhitaryan to Dortmund.
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“If Sánchez goes, we need to replace him,” Wenger said. “We have, of course, to respond to it. Will he go or not, I don’t know. But at the moment it’s transfer period and in these kind of periods you try to use the players who are completely focused on being at the club.”
Arsenal led 1-0 at Bournemouth through Héctor Bellerín but they were unable to create many clear-cut chances. They were unhinged by errors at the back – Bournemouth’s scorers were Callum Wilson and Jordon Ibe – and the London club now lag eight points off the Champions League places.
“We made the most difficult part and we were 1-0 up,” Wenger said. “And after that we made two very surprising mistakes, not even forced errors. It was just a lack of the right decision-making. Overall we come out of the game and you think: ‘How did we lose the game?’
“I would say as well we haven’t created enough with the possession we had. We looked a bit lacklustre in the final third, not sharp enough to create chances. We did not look dangerous enough. It’s very frustrating.
“I cannot say that the team hasn’t worked or not played with a good spirit. They were focused. The attitude is one thing but, at that level, it’s a combination of quality and attitude and today, I question more the quality of what we have created than the attitude of the players. The attitude of the players was strong.”
