Former Arsenal winger, Marc Overmars has predicted that Alexis Sanchez could return to the Gunners after his disastrous period at Manchester United.
The Chilean was offered to the Red Devils in January 2018 in exchange for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who has faced his own struggles at North London. However, Sanchez’s frustration are understandably more hyped due to the sheer size of the contract he signed with United at the time.
The winger bags around £500,000 per week but has still managed only 5 goals in 37 appearances for United. Youngsters, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and even Jesse Lingard are clearly ahead of him in the pecking order.
Sanchez put on a shambolic display during the Red Devils’ 0-2 loss against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
Speaking on the former Barcelona player’s shortcomings, Overmars told Chile Radio Station, ADN Deportes (via Sky Sports), “I have great respect for Alexis because he did extremely well in Arsenal, but I do not know if it was a good decision to leave.”
“English football changes you, it turns you around, and it took me a step forward. Arsene Wenger arrived a year before me, Dennis Bergkamp made a big impression England. It was a fantastic time, I think we changed the history of the club a bit.”
“These type of players were very important for Arsenal because that’s where they take you to focus, after Alexis, Arsenal tried to sign another player like that, but he was not given, so he could go back to Arsenal.”
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