After Sky Sports reported that "Man City" refused to pay the desired £35 million for Alexis Sanchez, it is believed that the most realistic candidates to lure him to their ranks this winter have become the "Manchester United" team.
On Friday, at a press conference, "Red Devils" coach Jose Mourinho was asked about the possibility of acquiring this player, but he was not inclined to discuss it openly, at the same time expressing that some players must be acquired only when the opportunity arises.
"I don't think it would be ethical to talk about players from other clubs. If someone talked about my players and said they were interested in them, I wouldn't be very happy. Sanchez is an "Arsenal" player and I guess this weekend he will wear the shirt of this team. I don't think it would be correct to talk about Alexis Sanchez.
Speaking about mine and "Manchester United" club's perspective on the January transfer window, we are not big fans of it. We will not definitely acquire something just for the sake of buying players. However, we believe that there are players in football who must be acquired when the opportunity arises - whether it be in January, March, or July. In that case, we must try to strengthen with them," said J. Mourinho.
Later, the Portuguese finally decided to praise the Arsenal forward.
"To finish the topic about Sanchez - all I can say is that he is a phenomenal player. I think I shouldn't say anything more," said J. Mourinho.
A. Sanchez's contract with the "Arsenal" team is valid until the summer of 2018, and not selling him now would risk the "Gunners" losing him in the summer without any transfer fee.
