The transfer situation regarding Manchester United target Alexis Sanchez is getting interesting with each passing day. After we had reported that Serie A champions Juventus had earlier made a €21m bid to sign the Chilean from Barcelona, it now appears that La Liga Champions Atletico Madrid have also set their sights on the 25 year old.
Sanchez put in a dominant performance for his country as Jorge Sampaoli’s side knocked out World Champions Spain from the group stages of the World Cup. However the player’s future at the Catalan club is far from being certain.
It appears that new manager Jose Enrique wants to sell the winger to raise funds for a quality striker in the coming summer transfer window. Manchester United too are interested in Sanchez who had a terrific season personally for the Blaugrana scoring 19 goals and grabbing 11 assists in 43 appearances.
Atletico Madrid are believed to have offered Brazilian right back Miranda in the deal which could entice Barcelona with Dani Alves ageing with each passing day. The Rojiblancos can guarantee Sanchez a starting eleven spot as the Vicente Calderon aim to strengthen their squad following what what would be likely exits for Diego Costa and Filipe Luis.
Chilean journalist Rodrigo Norambuena however claimed that however claimed that Sanchez would love to play in the Premier League with Arsenal also interested apart from Liverpool and Manchester United but Juventus are the one who are close to striking a deal with the player.
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