Udinese have formally introduced the signing of former Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United ahead Alexis Sanchez, who joins as a free agent after the current expiry of his contract with reigning Serie A champions, Inter.
The membership have confirmed that the 35-year-old has put pen to paper on a two-year contract, which is able to run till June 30, 2026.
“Right here is the place he grew to become a champion, right here is the place he discovered the love of the area, right here the place the legend started: El Niño Maravilla is again amongst us, El Niño Maravilla is as soon as once more a Bianconeri participant,” the membership wrote in an assertion on the membership web site.
Again to the place all of it started for Alexis Sanchez
It’s again to the place it began for Sanchez, who started his profession in European soccer with Udinese all the best way again in 2008, having formally signed for the membership two years earlier.
From Udinese, he would go on to affix Barcelona beneath Pep Guardiola in 2011, the place he scored 39 league objectives from 88 appearances and likewise lifted the 2012-13 LaLiga title, in addition to the Copa Del Rey, Supercopa de Espana and the UEFA Tremendous Cup.
He then joined Arsenal in the summertime of 2014, at a price of round €37m (£31.7m). In North London, he established himself as one of many Premier League’s hottest prospects, netting simply shy of a objective each different sport within the league, with an eventual tally of 60 from 122.
A high-profile swap-deal involving present Inter midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan lastly went via in January, 2018.
Sanchez didn’t take pleasure in fairly as a lot success at Outdated Trafford as he did at The Emirates, however Inter had been capable of provide him an escape route after simply 18 months.
Becoming a member of on mortgage for the 2019-20 season, earlier than signing completely the yr following, Sanchez lifted the Serie A trophy in his second season at San Siro, which was his first beneath Simone Inzaghi.
Since then, Sanchez has left Inter and joined once more, netting 14 Ligue 1 objectives in 35 run-outs whereas with Marseille in 2022-23, earlier than signing a one-year deal again in San Siro for the season simply gone.
With that deal now over, Sanchez has been free to barter with any golf equipment as a free agent, and has determined to affix his first European membership, Udinese.
It has been 13 years for the reason that two-time Copa America winner final turned out for the Bianconeri.
El Niño is again 🤍🖤
⚪️⚫️ #ForzaUdinese #AlèUdin #Udinese #Sanchez pic.twitter.com/aS47gi0Rzo
— Udinese Calcio (@Udinese_1896) August 10, 2024
