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BREAKING: Alexis Sanchez completes permanent move to Inter Milan

chuks oti

Aug 06, 2020

Manchester United have announced that their player, Chilean Alexis Sanchez has joined Inter Milan on a permanent transfer.

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Alexis moved to the Serie A club on a one-season loan in August 2019 and has made 29 appearances for the San Siro side, scoring four goals.

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Upon his arrival in northern Italy, he linked up with former United team-mate Romelu Lukaku and they were later joined by Ashley Young, with the trio playing their part in Inter's second-place league finish following Serie A's resumption.

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Alexis became the first Chilean to play a competitive game for United after moving from Arsenal in January 2018, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading in the opposite direction.

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The 31-year-old scored five goals in 45 appearances for the Reds, with highlights including two assists in the remarkable 3-2 comeback win away to Manchester City in April 2018.

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He scored the opening goal in United's 2-1 Emirates FA Cup semi-final win over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, later that month.

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Sanchez also scored the first goal in the 3-1 FA Cup victory over his former club Arsenal at the Emirates in January 2019.

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