Manchester United Agree Loan Deal With Inter Milan For Alexis Sanchez

Alexis Sanchez will soon join his former teammate Romelu Lukaku at Inter Milan after the Italian club agreed to a loan move with Manchester United.

The Chilean whose move to Old Trafford has been an unfortunate spell, is expected to do his medical on Wednesday with the view of ensuring his move his finalized ahead of transfer deadline date set for Tuesday.

Inter is understood not have included an option to retain him permanently at the club by the end of his loan spell but will put €5m towards his salary - Sanchez earns £400,000-a-week at Old Trafford.

In the period of the 30-year-old has spent at United, he has not been the effective striker he was at his previous club Arsenal. In spite of that, his exit will leave United to rely primarily on Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in the attack.

Sanchez has not featured in any of the league matches United played thus far and potentially will be leaving for the Italian side - during his time at the club in all competitions, he scored five goals in 45 appearances.