Chelsea are set to hijack Alexis Sanchez from Manchester United and Manchester City as Arsenal become favorably disposed to allowing the Chilean leave, few months before the expiration of his current contract. The Chilean who would be out of contract at the end of the season, was expected to move to one of the two Manchester clubs this month, although City have made clear their maximum price of £20m. Recently, Manchester United also indicated interest in securing Sanchez.
Chelsea have not been linked with Sanchez previously but manager Antonio Conte has expressed his belief that signing Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez would represent a "good investment". The interest in Sanchez may not be unconnected with the run of poor form which has seen the club played a record three consecutive barren matches.
"I think it is a good investment. We are talking about a top player and you can buy him for a price not so high. The amount is around £20million. Maybe a normal price for Alexis Sanchez is £80-90m. This is my opinion."
On what he told Sanchez after Chelsea and Arsenal clashed during the Carabao cup, Conte said
"I said hello. He’s a great player and knows very well in my first season in Juventus we tried to buy him from Udinese and then he decided to go to Barcelona. He knows well my admiration for him and this was a good chance to say hello to him."
