Guaranteed ownership, play in the next Champions League and stay in one of Europe’s five major leagues. Olympique de Marseille’s offer meets all the demands of the Boy Wonder, who is giving up money to stay in the top flight. The departure of Jorge Sampaoli from the Marseille bank influenced the decision of the Tocopillano. Napoli are also consulting for the Chilean.
Alexis Sánchez is living his last days as an Inter Milan player. The Wonder Boy is well advanced in his departure from the Lombard team, as well as in his arrival at Olympique de Marseille. The popular French team has taken the initiative to secure the services of the historic scorer of the Chilean team, who is looking forward to finding himself in Ligue 1. Everything will be defined in the coming days. In the final hours, however, Napoli consulted Dilla’s services. The American champion allows himself to be loved.
The truth is that the tocopillano had things quite clear months ago. He knew very well that his future was far from Giuseppe Meazza. Because? Because he was perfectly aware that the team led by Simone Inzaghi wanted to get rid of him, in particular because of his high salary. Around $7 million has to be paid for the late payments the striker agreed to due to the pandemic, plus the negotiation for the year of the contract which will remain on hold due to his early departure.
In this way, his goal became one: to stay in the elite of European football. How? First, register in a team that will play the next edition of the Champions League. Secondly, it would also ensure him to be a starter. And thirdly, to compete in one of the five major leagues of the Old Continent. The money, the economic part? An absolutely secondary element. This is how he passed it on to those close to him and to those who advise him. He wants to focus on sport.
In this context, the option of Olympique de Marseille fits perfectly with the claims of the Boy Wonder. All their requirements have been met, since the French team is classified for the next Champions League, after finishing second in the local tournament, behind the powerful Paris Saint-Germain of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé; it plays in Ligue 1, one of the five most powerful in Europe; and his coach Igor Tudor considers him a fundamental piece for his project, which guarantees him the continuity he did not have in Milan.
Satisfying the demands of the Cobreloa-trained striker, the task now falls to his representative, Fernando Felicevich. According to sources close to AS7, the businessman will travel to Italy in the coming days to fine-tune the details of the exit agreement with Inter, a file which should not last beyond the week. next. On this trip, he plans to visit Marseille.
Once the contractual termination with the Lombards is sealed, the next step will be the negotiation with the Marseillais, which, a priori, does not seem too complex, given the desire of the club and the player to associate in a working relationship. . for the next two seasons. Moreover, at 33, the economic aspect is not a priority for the Chilean.
On the other hand, beyond the fact that the French first division is perhaps less demanding than the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga or Serie A itself, the former Arsenal striker is very attracted by the possibility to face great players like Messi and Neymar, with whom he was a teammate at Barcelona.
In the final hours, Napoli have also shown interest. The southern Italian side are looking to strengthen the offense for next season, in which they assume the need to maintain the leading role of recent seasons. At the last tournament, the Campania region team finished third in Serie A, with 79 points, seven points behind champions Milan.
Sampaoli’s farewell, another factor
It’s not the first time that Olympique de Marseille, considered France’s most popular team, have flirted with La Roja’s top scorer. In recent years, the French and Italian press have declassified various calls and approaches between the Focense and the Chileans. None turned out.
All these attempts have always had a common denominator: Jorge Sampaoli. One of the Argentine coach’s big wishes during his time at Marseille was to sign Alexis, whom he met and managed for the national team. Such was his obsession that the technician even called him a few weeks ago to convince him.
However, the enthusiasm shown by the Casilda native was not reciprocated, as Sánchez had very little interest in working with him again. Therefore, the possibility of settling in the second city of France, under the orders of the Transandin, has always been a secondary option. Until the DT resigns for lack of reinforcements and differences in objectives.
At that point, the scenario completely changed and Alexis began to reassess the situation. Despite the Argentine’s departure, Marseille have kept their desire to sign Tocopillano intact, now with Croatian Tudor as their coach. So far, everything is going well.
These are key days and hours for Alexis Sánchez, who defines his future at this precise moment. And while there’s still no absolute certainty as to who his next club will be, there’s every indication that he will remain in European football’s top flight, starting and progressing in the Champions League as he wishes.
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Source: Latercera
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