Inter Milan hope to find out by today whether they can sign Alexis Sanchez from Manchester United. The Italian club is submitting a loan offer with an option to buy the forward at the end of the campaign for €15 million.
Talks were expected to take place yesterday. However, United are balking at Inter's desire to cover only half of Sanchez's wages of £391,000 a week. There is also an additional payment of £75,000 for every first-team game that he plays.
The deal is further complicated by the nature of Sanchez's United deal, with bonuses for goals and assists and an annual signing-on fee of £1.1 million taking the value of the contract up to £5 million a year.
United are hoping to persuade Inter to pay a far greater portion of his wages and also a larger guaranteed loan fee which will be deducted should a permanent contract be agreed.
There is also a debate at United as to whether they can afford to let the 30-year-old Chilean go having sold Romelu Lukaku, also to Inter, as this might leave them short of forwards. There is huge faith in 17-year-old Mason Greenwood but he lacks top-level experience.
