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Eye-watering details of Alexis Sanchez's Manchester United's contract revealed

Tom Bennett

Updated 10/08/2018 at 09:34 GMT

Alexis Sanchez seemed extremely keen to leave Arsenal for Manchester United last year... and now we know why.

Manchester United's Alexis Sanchez celebrates scoring their second goal

Image credit: Reuters

The Chile international pushed hard to get out of the Emirates and, despite not exactly lighting it up in his first few months at United, has shown glimpses that he could prove to be an excellent addition.
Excellent, but expensive. Very, very expensive.
In a well-sourced article written by Daniel Taylor in The Guardian it is revealed that Sanchez's contract at Old Trafford is even more lucrative than first thought.
Here are the three big figures of interest:
  • £391,000-a-week basic wage
  • £75,000 bonus for every game he plays
  • Annual £1.1m signing-on fee
Wow.
So that's a £75k bonus for every time he takes to the field for United - which somehow isn't considered to be covered by his actual wage.
And a £1.1m bonus every year for simply turning up again.
The financial landscape in football might be changing, but those numbers are ridiculous.
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