Football

Alexis Sanchez finally gets his dream move

Yesterday evening Barcelona and Udinese finally reached an agreement over the long awaited transfer of Chilean attacker Alexis Sanchez in a deal originally worth around €26 million which could rise to €37.5 million depending on games played, goals scored etc. 

Sanchez could well be one of the signings of the summer as Udinese owner Giampaolo Pozzo said “ I am sure Madrid will not win anything next year if Barca sign him”. His powerful direct approach has invited lots of comparisions with Cristiano Ronaldo but the Chilean star shrugged it off by saying ”I am just Sanchez”.

This summary of himself is key to his success. If people compare him with Messi or Ronaldo they are wide of the mark. Sanchez has elements of both Messi and Ronaldo in his locker as he is a great dribbler like Messi and also powerful like Ronaldo. Barcelona bought Sanchez to further enhance the wonderful football that they played last season and to keep improving in every way.

A lot of people are sceptical of the price tag but if Stewart Downing at the age of 26 is worth £20 million then Sanchez at the age of 22 with a lot more potential definitely is worth the fee. This further shows Guardiola’s ambition to keep improving and his fantastic attitude towards the beautiful game. 

I for one am certainly looking forward to watching Sanchez and possibly Fabregas play for the Blaugrauna next season.