French club Marseille officially announced on Wednesday the signing of former Arsenal and Barcelona star Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez following his departure from Inter.
A statement on the club’s official website reads: “Olympique de Marseille announce today the signing of Alexis Sanchez. The Chilean international, free from any contracts, having played 143 international matches and won 17 titles in his career, will officially join after passing a medical. expertise”.
A club official told AFP that the 33-year-old had signed a one-year deal.
The striker arrived at Marseille airport on Tuesday evening, amid a wild cheer from local fans, after Inter released him on Monday after two seasons in the Italian league, knowing his contract was expiring next year and he was cut from his annual salary in seven million. Euro.
Marseille finished second in the French league last season and qualified for the Champions League, but then Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli, who had previously coached Chile, left and was replaced by former Croatian defender Igor Theodor, who started his career with a 4 win over the club :one. Reims in the first stage on Sunday.
And club president Pablo Longoria earlier said in a statement to Prime Video on Sunday that the Chilean “is a personality that fits perfectly with what we want to achieve.”
Marseille will become the sixth European club in Sanches’s career after the Italian Udinese, Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United, England and Inter.
The player has been an Inter champion since 2019, first on loan from United before signing for the Italian team, with whom he won four titles, including the league title in 2021. But last season he only appeared in nine games.
