<img title="Sanchez sports a United jersey. Pic/ Man Utd Twitter Account" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/jan/sanchezutd.jpg" alt="Sanchez sports a United jersey. Pic/ Man Utd Twitter Account" /> Sanchez sports a United jersey. Pic/ Man Utd Twitter Account
Manchester United have completed the transfer of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan joining the Gunners in a straight player swap with no fees involved.
Sanchez has become the highest-paid player in Premier League history after putting pen to paper on an &pound;23 million-per-year (R205 crore) deal with Manchester United.
The Chile international left Arsenal for the 20-time English champions last night, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Red Devils believed to be worth &pound;450,000 (R4 crore) a week.
As a result, Alexis replaces former United forward Wayne Rooney as the biggest earner the Premier League has ever seen, as the former England captain was on &pound;300,000 (R2.5 crore) a week at Old Trafford until he joined boyhood club Everton in the summer of 2017.
Manchester United are also responsible for the next three salaries on the Premier League's highest-paid players list, with Paul Pogba's &pound;290,000-a-week (R2.5 crore) contract being signed in 2016 as part of his then world-record &pound;89.5m (R799 crore) move from Juventus.
Mkhitaryan's exit as part of the deal ends the Armenian's 18-month spell at rollercoaster Old Trafford since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2016, with the 29-year-old signing with the Gunners until the summer of 2021.
Rs 4 Cr Alexis Sanchez's Manchester United deal is believed to be worth &pound;450,000 a week
122 No. of Premier League matches played by Alexis Sanchez for Arsenal
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