Alexis Sanchez back in Ligue 1?

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

If not at OM, can Alexis Sanchez reconnect with the French elite this season?

It’s been almost two months since Alexis Sanchez’s Marseille contract expired. Since then, the interested party has still not found a taker. At least he did not re-engage, anxious to join a competitive club above all. The Phocaeans had long hoped for an extension of the 34-year-old Chilean veteran, but the latter ultimately never agreed to sign the new lease offered by the Olympians.

Despite a 25% salary increase, it was the uncertainty and instability inherent in OM that scared the experienced striker away. A combative scorer who was able to benefit this summer from an offer from another Ligue 1 club: AS Monaco. It was former Chilean international Mauricio Pinilla who spilled the beans to Italian journalist Daniele Mari: “ Sanchez refused to go to Monaco because he wants to return to Inter. This is where he wants to go. »

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According to this source close to el nino maravilla, the Nerazzurri remain a real option to this day for Alexis Sanchez. “ Everyone at Inter is waiting for Correa to leave. Alexis has other offers, but he’s still waiting for Inter. He also has an offer of 20 million from a Saudi club, but he does not want to go », continues Mauricio Pinilla. During the off-season, the former idol of the Vélodrome also declined offers from Turkey; he has also been in contact with Barça. Without continuation.