Man Utd to be stuck with flop Alexis Sanchez as Inter Milan reject chance to sign winger on permanent transfer
ALEXIS SANCHEZ is reportedly set to return to Manchester United and not sign permanently for Inter Milan.
A temporary stint in Serie A has not helped the Chilean re-find his form and he may have already played his last game for Antonio Conte's club.
Sanchez's Italy stay officially ends on June 30 but the season is set to be extended beyond that date, causing a potentially huge legal issue for clubs worldwide.
Fifa may opt to automatically extend agreements to account for the coronavirus-enforced break but clubs or players who do not wish to do so may push to cut ties in the summer.
Solskjaer appears to have been ready to welcome Sanchez back with open arms for some time.
After the 31-year-old failed to hit the ground running in Milan, the United boss stated as early as January that he will return to Old Trafford.
Solskjaer told reporters: "Alexis will come back in the summer and prove you all wrong."
Sanchez was a late signing for Inter in last summer's transfer window and scored on his full debut against Sampdoria, before getting sent off, and made an assist in the following game at Barcelona.
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However an ankle injury on Chile duty kept him out of action until the new year and the forward has struggled to make an impact in the Scudetto race since then.
Worryingly for the former Arsenal star, his goal return has managed to worsen since he left United with a record of just five strikes in 45 appearances.
That compares to his far superior strike rate of a goal every 2.075 games while at Emirates Stadium, which he left on a swap deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan as his contract neared expiry in early 2018.