Now, the real reason behind Manchester City failing to sign Alexis Sanchez has been revealed by Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
The reigning Premier League champions were put off by the asking price of £40 million and Alexis Sanchez’s exorbitant wage demands which stood at £505,000 a week.
Sanchez joined Manchester United in January while Henrikh Mkhitaryan went the other way. The City chairman still believes that the deal did not make sense for them financially and that’s why the chose to stop the pursuit.
The Sanchez saga wasn’t the only setback that Manchester City had to endure over the winter. They were also heavily linked with Virgin Van Dijk who is now a Liverpool player. Liverpool broke the world record for the price paid for a defender.
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