Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Alexis Sanchez will be joining Inter on a permanent transfer.  Sanchez has enjoyed a solid season on loan with Antonio Conte’s side with all parties agreeing his long-term future now lies in Milan. 

In comparison, the former Barcelona attacker had struggled to impress for the Red Devils, scoring just five goals across 45 appearances for United. 

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Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta recently revealed a deal for Sanchez would be announced on Thursday and Solskjaer conceded the Chile international won’t be returning to Old Trafford. 

“We will announce tomorrow so I can confirm we have agreed. Alexis enjoyed his time there they have liked him so that’s a good move for him,” Solskjaer said post-match.

“We wish him all the best and he is a top player who we want to see play his best football. For whatever reason, we didn’t see the best of him here, but he’s a top professional and we wish him all the best.” Solskjaer was speaking after Manchester United sealed a 7-1 aggregate win over LASK in their Europa League last-16 tie. 

Goals from Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial wrapped up a 2-1 second-leg victory on Wednesday night with the Red Devils now set to face FC Copenhagen in the quarter-finals. 

United named a surprisingly strong starting side to tackle LASK having won the first-leg 5-0 and Solskjaer was quick to stress that he felt he needed his players to remain sharp with the Premier League season now over. 

“It is that sharpness you lack when you don’t play regularly, some haven’t played since lockdown, for me, it was a good exercise, it’s job done, minutes under the belt and on to Copenhagen.

“We learned the players need to play to keep that sharpness. Some of these lads haven’t played for a while and it showed. We won, we gave a debut to a young lad, it’s been a good night.”

On debutant Teden Mengi, Solskjaer added: “He is a leader, a center-back, someone we believe in, he’s strong, quick, good on the ball and I think we’ve got a decent player there.”

The Red Devils continue to be linked with a move for Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho but Solskjaer refused to provide any concrete updates.  “We are looking into all transfers,” he said. “Not going to speak about individuals who are not our players.” 

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