Alexis Sanchez | Done deal

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MiamiSpartan said:
That would be my guess. I follow the Chilean national team pretty closely, and he used to be more on the right there, though he has been on the left for them the last couple of years. I think for Chile at least it's because their other options for the right are better than other options for the left, and their right full back (Isla) is a better attacker than the left FB (Mena or Beausejour). The drawback to him playing on the right is that he can't cut in to shoot on his preferred foot. However, I think he can provide more chances for others from the right.

But as you said, he'll drift around a lot, which fits well with our other attackers behind Lukaku that are always interchanging.
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He'd be able to shoot across goal with power though, so it's not that much of an issue.
 
If the Mikhi deal falls through will Arsenal allow us to pay cash or is it deal off ?
 
MaxiPaxi said:
Please watch this folks. He’s just as good on the right as he is on the left. As Wenger said, he’s more unpredictable on the right.

I know it’s at Barca, and they obviously played a different system to us, but I still would expect him to take up those positions he took up at Barca with us, should he play on the right.

I think he will.

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That's actually a very underwhelming compilation. Scrappy assists and scrappy goals with a few tap ins. A lot of that is down to Barcelona's system where they don't cross much.

Having said that for us I think he has to play in a interchanging 3 behind Lukaku with movement. If he played in a more isolated role on right wing, it wont work.
 
IrishRedDevil said:
I've been in work meetings all day and haven't been able to check for updates :boring:

Can someone give me a brief summary please?
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Nothing much just a couple of articles suggesting its moving. Independent says the move is nearing completion as Sanchez agreed terms with Mkhi close to agreeing but guardian today said the deal can be done without Mkhi.

Very little to go by, but he had a haircut today so make of that what you will.:lol:
 
I've enjoyed this 'Indian summer' we're having. It's not often, if at all ever, we get to go full muppet in the January window. This Window has been nuts so far and it's mostly down to Arsenal having a fire sale.
 
robinamicrowave said:
This'll be a fantastic signing for two years. I'm not sure what happens after he declines, though. Do you just accept that he'll be there for four years and leave for nothing at the end? I suppose that won't be a problem if you get him for free.
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Considering we're getting him so cheap, I'd be over the moon if he gave us 2 quality seasons. Anything beyond will be an added bonus.
 

Lingard is taking over United's instagram tomorrow, if he announces Sanchez then he would single handedly destroyed AFC this season.
 
Also I'm not worried about the age thing at all that people seem to keep mentioning. He just turned 29, like a month ago. He's never really had any injury problems (according to transfermarkt he's missed 30 games in since I assume is when they started tracking it in 2010/11 for Udinese, so 7.5 seasons, basically means he'll miss like 4 games on average through injury), and injuries are usually go hand in hand with players who decline early. He has the type of obsession to his physique that Ronaldo does, the natural fitness and not a heavy set body type that he really needs to stay on it so he doesn't look heavy after breaks. So I'd bet by that that his prime is extended for a year or 2 compared to normal. Obviously once he's 32/33 he'll start declining more as is natural, but I'd bet he can still be a very good player then for a few years, just having a different role and obviously being rotated a lot more. Until then, for 3 full years, I'd bet that he stays pretty much at the level he's at now (or showed every year at Arsenal until this season for the most part for obvious reasons). And that's the level of a 100m player at least. Probably more.
 
bosnian_red said:
Also I'm not worried about the age thing at all that people seem to keep mentioning. He just turned 29, like a month ago. He's never really had any injury problems (according to transfermarkt he's missed 30 games in since I assume is when they started tracking it in 2010/11 for Udinese, so 7.5 seasons, basically means he'll miss like 4 games on average through injury), and injuries are usually go hand in hand with players who decline early. He has the type of obsession to his physique that Ronaldo does, the natural fitness and not a heavy set body type that he really needs to stay on it so he doesn't look heavy after breaks. So I'd bet by that that his prime is extended for a year or 2 compared to normal. Obviously once he's 32/33 he'll start declining more as is natural, but I'd bet he can still be a very good player then for a few years, just having a different role and obviously being rotated a lot more. Until then, for 3 full years, I'd bet that he stays pretty much at the level he's at now (or showed every year at Arsenal until this season for the most part for obvious reasons). And that's the level of a 100m player at least. Probably more.
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Robben was still killing it (injuries aside which he had his whole career) at 34/35 no? People need to realise football has changed, diets and fitness routines are way better these days. So many players keep going until their mid 30s with little decline. I mean Defoe pretty much hasn’t stopped going at all, Ashley Young we all thought was over and now he’s playing an even more physically demanding role and he’s doing just as well.
 
minoo-utd said:
Come on United announce it ffs, got a alot of things to do.
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Well Mino, if you pull your finger out and make sure Mkhitaryan joins Arsenal today, it would certainly help speed things up!

P.s - can I borrow a tenner?
 
Saf94 said:
Robben was still killing it (injuries aside which he had his whole career) at 34/35 no? People need to realise football has changed, diets and fitness routines are way better these days. So many players keep going until their mid 30s with little decline. I mean Defoe pretty much hasn’t stopped going at all, Ashley Young we all thought was over and now he’s playing an even more physically demanding role and he’s doing just as well.
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Robbens only 33 now :p he's very much in the RVP boat in that he declined earlier then he would've because the insane amount of injuries. Though at the same time, when fit he was still class. Look at Valencia though. He's 32, turning 33 in the summer, has even had probably a decently big injury every other season here but is still a complete tank, because he has that obsession to stay at peak fitness. Sanchez has the same.
 


"The 29 year-old will be paid £14m a year after tax - just under £27m a year before tax - to join United, on top of his £30m valuation, £20m signing-on fee, and an agents’ fee worth more than £10m. That all adds up to around £180m"
 
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