Sanchez agrees terms with Barcelona
Alexis Sanchez has agreed personal terms with Barcelona, according to Udinese president Franco Soldati.
However, with both clubs failing to agree on the value of the player's transfer fee, Soldati admitted it does not mean that Sanchez's move from Serie A to La Liga is a done deal yet.
"From what we were told by the player's agent Fernando Felicevich, Alexis Sanchez has an agreement with Barcelona for a contract worth €3m a season. This does not necessarily mean he will go, but it is what the player wants," Soldati said, according to Chilean source La Tercera.
"We hope to fulfil the player's wish, but I don't think negotiations will be finalized until at least the end of June."
The Udinese president added: "Sanchez's yes [to Barcelona] does not mean a yes from Udinese."
"These are two different things. We will begin talks with Barcelona and we will not stop them from speaking with the player. But we are just starting with the talks.
"If they pay us what we want then there will be no problems, but we are yet to speak about this. For the moment Barcelona are favourites to land Sanchez ahead of Juventus and Inter. These are the three clubs that are close to him, but nothing has been sealed yet in regards to a move.
"Again, this is just the start of things, but we want to finish negotiations by the end of the month. The player's opinion obviously counts, but there are other things we need to look at.
"In any case we are optimistic all will end well."
Udinese have set a price-tag of at least 30 million euros for Sanchez, and will not let the attacker leave unless that valuation is met. He has also been linked to a move to Manchester United in recent weeks.