Club’s transfer of Man United player is now a ‘priority’ as time runs out – Thursday could be key

With the Serie A season now over, clubs in Italy can fully focus on bolstering their squad for next year, and for Inter, then number one priority is dealing with Manchester United’s Alexis Sánchez.

The Chilean remains on loan at the club until after the first Europa League game against Getafe, but the current situation means he then has to go back to Old Trafford.

Inter and Antonio Conte don’t want that, and Gazzetta dello Sport explain that an agreement ‘seemed really close a few days ago’, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it all came to a head on Thursday.

Manchester United have already lowered their demands from €20m to €15m, and there’s little chance of them going any lower.

Inter want to get something done because having Sánchez with them for the rest of the Europa League is a ‘priority’, and so is keeping him around beyond the current campaign.

The plan for his wages has already been laid out, and the Chile international has already agreed to it, meaning it’s just between the two clubs, which was always going to be the tricky bit, especially when you take into account how much he’s costing Manchester United in general.