Arsenal forward, Alexis Sanchez has boarded a private jet from London to Manchester to undergo medical checks which will be undertaken by Manchester United. This is part of the move to finalize his transfer this January to United.
The Arsenal star was accompanied by his best friend along with Fernando Felicevich, his agent to board the private plane which was chartered by Manchester United.
The 29-year-old Arsenal forward reportedly posted a video of himself as he was about to board the private plane ahead of his trip to Manchester in an Instagram story. Afterwards, his aircraft was pictured when it landed at the airport in Manchester. He is now at Manchester United’s training ground in Carrington to complete his medicals.
Alexis Sanchez’s transfer is part of a swap deal with Henrik Mkhitaryan, the Armenia international who is also ready to move over to the Emirates.
If the deal is brought to a successful close, Alexis stands to earn about £14 per year with Manchester United – as he has agreed to about £500,000 a week pay from the Red Devils. This will make him one of the highest paid football players in the history of the Premier League. Agent fees are expected to reach up to £10 million.
Following United’s victory over Burnley a few days ago, Jose Mourinho appeared to be very convinced that he had gotten his hands on the right man that will help the Red Devils to inch higher up the League table this season. He expressed optimism that the deal to finally secure the services of the player to Old Trafford is winding to a successful conclusion. What probably fuelled the Manchester United boss is the huge breakthrough he got when Mkhitaryan agreed to wave goodbye to Old Trafford and open his arms to the Gunners.
Gunners boss, Arsene Wenger, also added that the only way the deal could fall through is if Mkhitaryan refuses to come. But from all indications, he is ready and willing to move over to the Emirates, and so it will not take much longer for the deal to come to a close.
He further affirmed that January has proven to be a most challenging month for his Premier League side and has destabilized the Gunners, especially with some of their big players signifying their interest in moving to other football clubs. This is why this deal must take place since the whole thing is coordinated. He corroborated what Jose Mourinho stated, that everything will happen within the next 48 hours or so.
The only snag that came with the completion of the deal was that since both Mkhitaryan and Sanchez are non-EU players, they will need to obtain work permits which would be endorsed by their new clubs respectively. Both are presently tying up loose ends as regards their respective work permits when they visited the immigration office in Liverpool. No complications, however slight, are expected.
Alexis Sanchez has hinted that part of the reason why he wanted to leave Arsenal was that he wanted to feel ‘loved and important.’
