{"id":1294,"date":"2019-02-28T10:05:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/2019\/02\/28\/mercenary-alexis-sanchez-has-joined-the-biggest-club-in-england\/"},"modified":"2019-02-28T10:05:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:05:30","slug":"mercenary-alexis-sanchez-has-joined-the-biggest-club-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=1294","title":{"rendered":"Mercenary? Alexis Sanchez has joined the biggest club in England"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester United snapped up the Chilean at Manchester City’s expense, but claims he has gone to Old Trafford solely for money are ridiculous <\/div>\n
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The \u2018Anyone But United\u2019 brigade have been in full voice over the last couple of weeks. The same people who constantly redefine the boundaries as to what is boast-worthy success in an attempt to exclude Manchester United\u2019s achievements have been claiming some sort of victory from the Red Devils\u2019 decision to make Alexis Sanchez the highest-paid player in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

According to a lot of opposition fans and pundits, Sanchez\u2019s \u00a3350,000 a week contract at Old Trafford makes him a mercenary. There clearly had been some imaginary line drawn in their heads which was breached the second United offered more than the \u00a3250,000 weekly salary previously agreed with Manchester City.<\/p>\n

Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown was one of the more vocal detractors. \u201cSanchez has got to be the biggest mercenary in football,\u201d he wrote in the Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cManchester City have wanted to sign Sanchez since the summer and, if no deal is done in January, they will be waiting for him at the end of the season. City would be the natural place for Sanchez to go to develop his football. He has worked with Pep Guardiola before.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for Sanchez, this is clearly not about going to the best team, working with Guardiola and taking his game to another level. He has probably thought that he will not get a better offer if he waits until the summer, so he might as well take the best deal on offer now. It has been all about the money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apparently, he can\u2019t possibly have been signing for United for the lure of the club and its potential alone. No, City\u2019s 12-point lead and swashbuckling football make them the only acceptable destination nowadays.<\/p>\n

The bile imbued in United\u2019s direction when things go the other way is extraordinary. Sure, Sanchez has left Arsenal in the hope of securing more major trophies and the Blues are on the verge of a runaway league title win, but beyond that there are simply no guarantees of success.<\/p>\n

Every time they have looked set for a period of domination, they have been unable to make that next step. City have been the best team for all of half a season, but for some that is enough to suggest no player could ever want to play for the 20-time English champions in preference.<\/p>\n

Why is everyone claiming he can\u2019t be making the move to United for football reasons? Forget the fact United are the biggest, most successful club in the country. Forget the fact Jose Mourinho and the Old Trafford board have shown their serious intent with their forays into the market of late. Forget the fact United are just eight months removed from winning a major European trophy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

There are far too many football fans for whom hating a rival is 90 per cent of their motivation for following their own club, and never has that been more obvious than in some of the contempt on display for anything Manchester United do.<\/p>\n

City have spent the last 10 years outbidding clubs for major talent in order to expedite their challenge for the top awards, but the second United counter with a similar approach, it is lambasted.<\/p>\n

United won the Europa League last season and there were many supporters of other English clubs claiming some sort of moral victory in seeing Reds fans celebrating, as though the achievement was something to be ashamed of.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re Manchester United, you\u2019re not allowed to celebrate a trophy that wasn\u2019t the number one target of every other club at the season\u2019s beginning, and you\u2019re certainly not allowed to claim any satisfaction that wouldn\u2019t have ranked high in Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s list of achievements.<\/p>\n

These make-believe parameters which are dreamt up by opposition fans apply more to Manchester United than to anybody else, it would seem. And the \u2018mercenary\u2019 tag thrown Sanchez\u2019s way is just the latest mockery of modern football.<\/p>\n

No footballer could possibly see United as a major draw anymore could they? Not since they haven\u2019t won a title in four whole years\u2026 That would be unthinkable.\u00a0Give me a break!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Some say it is the idea that he backed out of an agreement with City for the bigger riches on offer with United which sticks in the craw. But the moment there was a concerted effort coming from Old Trafford, Sanchez made his preference clear.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, United were able to present the kind of offer Arsenal were looking for. The Gunners had put the block on City\u2019s \u00a360 million move last summer because they couldn\u2019t bring in a replacement, so United came up with a swap-deal offer involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan to bridge the gap. It made sense for all three parties on a footballing level in a way that the City deal never had. Why is that so difficult for onlookers to palate?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s more than seven years since Sanchez admitted in an interview: \u201cI\u2019d like to play in English football, especially for Manchester United. I like their fast game and the pride the fans\u00a0show in their team.\u201d<\/p>\n

How long had Yaya Toure been saying the same about Manchester City before signing for them, or Sergio Aguero even? Had Philippe Coutinho been telling all and sundry since 2006 that he dreamed of playing for Liverpool before his 2013 switch from Inter?<\/p>\n

The truth is, too many people thought the page had been turned for good when Ferguson stepped aside in 2013. Fans of clubs who had missed out time and again thanks to the legendary Scot\u2019s successes at Old Trafford thought they\u2019d seen the back of Manchester United. So, when they continue to flex their muscle, even against a background of less regular achievements on the pitch, it gets under people\u2019s skin.<\/p>\n

When Manchester United sign a major talent from under the noses of the latest flavour of the month, it is a shining example of the power they still have. And don\u2019t people just hate that?!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester United snapped up the Chilean at Manchester City’s expense, but claims he has gone to Old Trafford solely for money are ridiculous The \u2018Anyone But United\u2019 brigade have been in full voice over the last couple of weeks. The same people who constantly redefine the boundaries as to what is boast-worthy success in an … <\/p>\n

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