Arturo Vidal formally left Inter Monday night, and the club is now pursuing the same outcome for Alexis Sanchez as well. Fernando Felicevich, the agent of the two Chilean veterans, visited the Nerazzurri’s headquarters yesterday.
As per La Gazzetta dello Sport, the midfielder will most likely join Flamengo, which courted him at length in recent months. He arrived in Milan in 2020 and collected 70 appearances, mainly off the bench, scoring 4 goals. He had a year remaining on his original contract. The parties agreed to a €3.5M severance package. The club got a slight discount on his exit clause. He will return to South America after spells at Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona.
After sorting out the Vidal situation, Inter will need further meetings to finalize the departure of Alexis Sanchez, Corriere della Sera informs. They owe the striker €7.5M next season. Olympique Marseille and Villarreal have gotten in touch with him. However, he prefers more prestigious clubs. His representative asked for at least €4M to part ways early.
Both La Roja’s stars have been made redundant by the additions of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Kristjan Asllani in the midfield and the return of Romelu Lukaku.
Our Take on Inter Offloading Vidal and Alexis Sanchez
The writing is on the wall for the attacker as well. He has not precisely been poor as a super-sub, but the Nerazzurri are onto bigger and better things. Their payroll will breathe a sigh of relief. Although, the two terminations will not come at a small cost. It is uncertain whether these two exits will be enough to fit in Paulo Dybala or if they will need further cuts, which is likely.