Fenerbahce are reportedly closing in on a deal for former Premier League star Alexis Sanchez in a transfer that would see him reunited with Jose Mourinho.
Sanchez, 36, is greatest recognized to English followers for his time with Arsenal and Manchester United.
The Chilean spent final season with Udinese after beforehand enjoying for the membership between 2006 and 2011, however he battled with health points and didn’t contribute a objective or help.
And, in keeping with Italian outlet Gazzetta, Sanchez’s second spell with the Serie A outfit could also be coming to an finish.
The report claims that Fenerbahce have supplied Sanchez a one-year contract value €4million (£3.5m).
As a part of the deal, there could be the automated choice of a second 12 months for Sanchez if both of two standards are reached.
Fenerbahce are reportedly closing in on a deal to signal former Man United flop Alexis Sanchez
Sanchez spent final season with Udinese however stories in Italy declare he’s more likely to depart the membership
A transfer to Turkey would see Sanchez reunited along with his former United boss Jose Mourinho
It’s stated that if the ahead options in 70 per cent of the minutes Fenerbahce play subsequent season or contributes a cumulative 15 objectives or assists, that second 12 months could be activated.
The report goes on so as to add that whereas Udinese are usually not again in pre-season coaching till Thursday, all roads level in direction of Sanchez exiting the membership this summer season.
If the 36-year-old was to finish a transfer to Fenerbahce, he could be reunited with Mourinho, the supervisor who signed him at United in 2018.
On the time, huge issues have been anticipated of Sanchez after he had scored 80 objectives and added 44 assists in 166 video games for Arsenal.
Sanchez joined on a mega-money deal value as much as £600,000-a-week in wages and he was described as ‘top-of-the-line attacking gamers on this planet’ by Mourinho.
Nonetheless, Sanchez struggled to copy his kind at Outdated Trafford and netted simply 5 occasions over one-and-a-half seasons till he joined Inter Milan, initially on mortgage.
Talking in 2019 after Sanchez had moved on, Mourinho, who himself was sacked in late 2018, gave a proof for the ahead’s struggles.
‘Sanchez… I felt him [to be] not a cheerful man,’ Mourinho informed The Telegraph. ‘And I feel in each job you’ve got when you’re not completely satisfied it’s not really easy to carry out at each degree. And perhaps I’m fallacious.
Sanchez (left) endured a torrid time at United and didn’t stay as much as lofty expectations
Mourinho is heading into his second season with Fenerbahce after becoming a member of the membership final 12 months
‘Perhaps it was me who was not succesful to get into him and to get the most effective out of him.’
Since exiting United for Inter, Sanchez has additionally represented Marseille earlier than he loved a second spell on the San Siro till he moved again to Udinese.
In the meantime, Mourinho’s Fenerbahce facet got here second within the Turkish Tremendous Lig for the fourth season in a row in 2024-25, which means the Turkish giants have not received a home title in 11 years.
They’re within the midst of a busy switch window although, with former Premier League stars Edin Dzeko and Dusan Tadic having already left the membership, whereas Sofyan Amrabat and Jhon Duran have arrived.
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