Manchester United flop Alexis Sanchez will don a familiar number in Italy after finally securing his loan move to Inter Milan.
The Chilean underwhelmed in the No.7 jersey at Old Trafford, scoring just five goals in 45 appearances after arriving as their highest-paid player from Arsenal in January 2018.
But he’ll get another chance to prove his worth while representing the iconic number, with the Italian giants confirming the No.7 will be his squad number this season.
Sanchez inherits the number from Mauro Icardi, who has left the San Siro to join Paris Saint-Germain on loan this season.
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After making his temporary switch to Italy, Sanchez insisted that he has no regrets about his failed move to Old Trafford.
The Chilean, earning a reported £400,000 a week, came in for heavy criticism, but told BBC Sport he remains glad he made the move.
“I’m very happy I went to Manchester United ,” Sanchez said. “I’ve always said that. It’s the club that has won the most in England.
“When I went to Arsenal it was fantastic – I was happy there – but United were growing at the time, they were buying players to win something.
“I wanted to join them and win everything. I don’t regret going there.”
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Sanchez scored 80 goals in 166 games for Arsenal after signing for £30million from Barcelona in July 2014, but suffered a major slump in form after joining United.
He scored two Premier League goals in 27 appearances and made only 31 starts out of a possible 77 for the club.
“I’ve always said to my friends I want to play. If they (United) would let me play I’ll do my best,” Sanchez added.
“Sometimes I’d play 60 minutes then I wouldn’t play the next game and I didn’t know why.”
