Reports | Inter Milan interested in extending Alexis Sanchez’s loan spell in Italy
Inter Milan are open to extending Alexis Sanchez's spell in Italy
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Inter Milan want an extension of Alexis Sanchez’s loan spell with the club after the 2020/21 season in Italy and England was extended. The Chilean has seen injuries and various other issues affect his form for Manchester United but has impressed in the short time he has been with the Nerazzurri.
The move from Arsenal to Manchester United was supposed to be the answer for Alexis Sanchez but nothing worked out for him at Old Trafford. Instead, the Chilean struggled to make an impact for the club and was eventually shipped out on loan to Inter Milan last summer. However, the forward picked up an ankle injury while on duty with his country in October and has failed to make an impact since his return in January. Yet despite that Sky Sports has reported that Inter Milan are keen on a longer deal for Sanchez following the extension of the 2020/21 season in both England and Italy.
The Nerazzurri reportedly signed the 31-year-old on a season-long loan but with no option to buy and with Manchester United paying a significant chunk of Sanchez’s £450,000-per-week wages. However, Inter Milan Sporting director Piero Ausilio has confirmed that the club are interested and even admitted that the club wants to extend Sanchez’s loan spell beyond the end of the current Serie A season. Ausilio also added that the ankle injury affected the Chilean’s performances and the club want him to prove his worth before taking a decision on his future at the San Siro.
"First of all, let's start from the premise that with all the players our desire is to continue until the end of the Serie A and Europa League season. Our will is to end the season with all these players. If their contracts are ending, we are going to deal with the situation. The only thing that I can announce because it is official is that we practiced our option for Young,” Ausilio told Sky Italy.
"But we rely on Sanchez in these next few months, above all to be able to give a definitive evaluation of this player, who was injured and couldn't play for a long time. Before this injury he was doing very well. I remember the matches against Barcelona and Sampdoria. That was the Sanchez of his best seasons, both with Udinese and with Arsenal. After the injury, he had just little time and then came into this very unlucky period the coronavirus crisis. But now since Serie A is resuming he will have the chance to prove his worth and then together we will take a decision.
