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By Shambhu Ajith

Modified May 09, 2019 14:54 GMT

Messi isn't pleased with some of his teammates

Alexis Sanchez offered to Inter Milan

Alexis Sanchez has flopped at Manchester United

Manchester United's recent transfer activity is nothing to write home about and the former Arsenal man Alexis Sanchez is the best example of that. After joining the Old Trafford outfit in the winter of 2018, Sanchez has struggled to find his footing and has looked like a fish out of water.

Despite being paid big money, United have found the Chilean's end product to be lacking and are willing to offload him in the summer. Latest reports suggest that Sanchez has been offered to Inter Milan. However, the transfer is now being tagged a 'remote possibility' after the Serie A outfit met with the player's agent.

Sanchez's exorbitant wage rate was always expected to become a stumbling block in any negotiation and the Chilean will need to take a major pay cut if he is to find asylum in any top club in Europe.

About the author

Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram