Udinese striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979 will travel to Barcelona to finalize a dream transfer – Serie A news
Udinese starlet, Alexis Sanchez, is only hours away from to finalizing his dream transfer switch to the European and Spanish champions, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chile-c2871 to put pen to paper on a reported
£26 million contract deal with Spanish giants.
Having featured for the Italian club in over 100 matches, the 22-year-old has caught the eyes of many European clubs following a spell of impressive performances with the Zebrette in the season ended. The Chilean international has been heavily linked with
move away from Stadio Friuli in this summer transfer season, with Barcelona being nearly confirmed as his future destination.
The battle to lure the Chilean forward away from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 was not an easy task for the Blaugrana as Barcelona had to fight hard to win the competition from the likes of cash-rich English Premier League clubs, Manchester United and Manchester City, who were
keen to acquire his services for the 2011/12 season. Sanchez, who is famous for his dazzling dribbling http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, joined the Serie A outfit Udinese in July of 2008.
Sanchez’ decision came up at a time when he was busy training with the Chile squad in preparation for the Copa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390, scheduled to kick-off on July 1. But reports have confirmed that he will not travel along with the Chile squad for the Copa America. Chile
will be liable for a cost up to £30 million in case the he endures an injury during the competition.
Describing this whole issue as a complicated one, Chile manager, Claudio Borghi said, “It's a very complicated matter. If we don't allow him to travel, and the sale goes through, we would be accountable for $45million in the event of anything happening to
him. We know we cannot be responsible for that amount of money, so the ideal situation would be for him to travel and sign when the deal is confirmed.”
Despite Barcelona being the frontrunners to land the highly-rated striker at Camp Nou, Udinese are still optimistic that they will cling on to their star winger. Having contributed immensely in Udinese’s UEFA Champions League qualification by scoring 12
brilliant goals in the season ended, Sanchez’s current contract with the Serie A club would expire in 2014.
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