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Man Utd may sell Sanchez if he does not improve

- London: Forward BBC Sports

Alexis Sanchez might be sold by Manchester United at the end of the season if his form does not improve, former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has told BBC Radio 5 live. Sanchez, reportedly earning £391,000 a week, has yet to show the form he produced at Arsenal before leaving for United in January.

“If I was a businessma­n, I’d see how it goes for the rest of the season then look to offload,” Wright said.

“It’s because of the wages he’s on.”

The 29-year-old Chile internatio­nal impressed on his debut for United, in the FA Cup against Yeovil last January, but has since delivered mixed performanc­es, scoring only three goals in 23 appearance­s. Wright told 5 live’s Monday Night Club: “For me, right now, if United had paid money for him they’d be thinking: ‘How are we going to get that back?’

“Sanchez will have to take a hit on his weekly wage [if he joins another club]. Nobody will pay a fee for him, because of the way he’s playing.”

The former Barcelona forward has played in five games for United this season, but was dropped for last week’s 3-0 Champions League win over Swiss side Young Boys, in which his replacemen­t Anthony Martial scored.

Sanchez replaced the French forward for Saturday’s 1-1 Premier League draw at home to Wolves, but was substitute­d in the 63rd minute. “He does not warrant a place in the team when you have Martial and Marcus Rashford waiting to play,” Wright, Arsenal’s secondhigh­est goalscorer, added. “You look at him at United: he’s not shackled, he’s got freedom. His form will have to kick in to justify a place.”

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