Reports have emerged stating that Chelsea has identified Alexis Sanchez as
their no.1 transfer target this summer. It appears that Chelsea manager Antonio
Conte wants to recruit the Chilean talisman for the upcoming 2017/18 season.
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has reported that Conte has
raised up transfer targets in a series of meetings with the club’s owners.
Technical director Michael Emenalo will be responsible for handling transfer
negotiations in the summer. It’s said that Alexis Sanchez and a left-sided
centre-back will be the main priorities.
Chelsea are already on course to win the Premier League this season as they sit
10 points clear at the top of the table with only 10 games left.
The coup of Alexis Sanchez would go a long way in ensuring the Blues retain the
title next season too. However, Chelsea will face heavy competition for the
signature of Alexis.
It’s also reported that Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Inter Milan are also
considering taking the Chilean on board. Inter Milan have recently been bought
over by Chinese businessmen and are expected to spend big in the summer.
They want to restore the glory days to the San Siro and think that Alexis
Sánchez would be pivotal to that plan. Sanchez’s contract expires in 2018 and
Arsène Wenger has already said that talks will resume at the end of the season.
Alexis Sanchez is currently on £130,000/week but if reports in the Independent
Newspaper are correct, he wants that to be almost doubled to £250,000 per week.
This would make him the highest-paid player at the club, something Wenger seems
to be resisting.
