Alexis Sanchez has confessed that he had wanted to leave Manchester United to return to Arsenal after training with the club at Carrington. The Chilean striker, who scored only five goals in 45 games for the Red Devils struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford after his move from Arsenal, for which Manchester United paid a massive £500,000-a-week with Mkhitaryan going the other way.
However, Sanchez’s career at Manchester United turned to be a nightmare, and the player moved on to Inter Milan in August 2019, which later became a permanent transfer that made things awkward for Ole Gunnar. Ole Gunnar had promised that Sanchez would come back to Old Trafford to prove his doubters wrong. Still, things didn’t go as planned after the player’s latest statement concerning his transfer.
In a video that was posted on Instagram, the 31-year-old revealed that he had wanted to tear up his Manchester United contract and return to Arsenal after his training session with the club. Sanchez quickly realized that he would not enjoy his time at Manchester United as he noticed a lack of unity amongst the team.
Alexis Sanchez has just said on his live video that after signing for United, after the first week he went home and told his family, “Can I break this contract and move back to @Arsenal?” He admits he wasn’t aware of his decision at the time and regrets it pic.twitter.com/E3u0Jkblzz
— Eduardo Hagn (@EduardoHagn) September 3, 2020
Alexis Sanchez Video Comments
In the video, Sanchez said, “after the first training session, I noticed many things and went back home. I asked my agent if I could cancel the contract and move back to Arsenal. They started laughing, and I told them something was not right with me. The contract had already been signed.”
He added, “In the match against Westham in September 2019, I wasn’t picked. It had never happened to me before as a player. I was bothered and said it couldn’t be possible.”
“Months went by, and the feelings never died; we were not united as a team at that time.”
“Journalists also made statements without knowing and it hurt. Former players spoke about it but had no idea what was going on in the club, and they hurt me. A player also depends on the environment that we need to be a family. We were not like that, and it showed on the field. If there was someone to be blamed, they would blame me.”
“I do self-criticism and should have played better, but I was always blamed, even if I played for some minutes.”
Sanchez’s comments on Twitter have triggered many engagements and reactions on social media.
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