---
title: "Manchester United: Club ‘cutting their losses’ by approving Sanchez loan, says Alejandro Moreno"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-club-cutting-their-losses-by-approving-sanchez-loan-says-alejandro-moreno/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Stephan Georgiou"
section: "Features"
published: "2019-08-29T05:45:47Z"
modified: "2019-08-29T05:45:47Z"
---

# Manchester United: Club ‘cutting their losses’ by approving Sanchez loan, says Alejandro Moreno

**ESPN’s Alejandro Moreno believes that Manchester United are cutting their losses by allowing Alexis Sanchez to move to Inter Milan, as [reports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/11795793/alexis-sanchez-inter-milan-and-manchester-united-agree-loan-deal) suggest.**

Speaking on ESPN FC, Moreno described keeping him as a ‘longshot’ due to Sanchez’s [poor record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alexis-sanchez/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/40433/plus/0?saison=&verein=985&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) since he moved to Old Trafford – but equally felt that their dearth of [options](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/kadernachposition/verein/985) in attack, particularly in light of Anthony Martial’s recent [injury](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-injury-news-martial-16819351) concerns, leaves the Red Devils with little choice but to retain him.

However, he did suggest the winger’s form at Copa America with Chile – during which he [scored](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/copa-america/top-scorers) twice – could give added reason to persevere with the 30-year-old – but senses that their patience has already run out.

He told [ESPN FC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aueZIRZyHI0): “You’re running short in terms of bodies and quality in the final third. So wouldn’t it be a good idea that if you have a guy \[already\] there in Alexis Sanchez, that he may just show you something like he did with Chile?

“I know it’s sort of a longshot because what he has been with Manchester United is not even the shadow of the player that he was with Arsenal – but you don’t have many other options if you’re Manchester United.

“So it just feels like Manchester United are cutting their losses to some degree.

“They’re telling Alexis Sanchez: ‘We’ll pay part of your salary and we’d rather you’d be somewhere else than you being here’ – so that’s a strong statement.”

While the [lack of depth](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/features/pundits-choice/manchester-united-sam-allardyce-criticises-depth-of-united-forwards-after-romelu-lukaku-exit/) amongst Manchester United’s strikers has been previously touched upon this summer, talk of Sanchez leaving is arguably even more bewildering now that [Romelu Lukaku](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49146040) has since departed Old Trafford.

Should Sanchez leave, United will be left – at least for the season ahead – with two experienced senior [attackers](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/kadernachposition/verein/985) in Marcus Rashford and the currently doubtful Martial – meaning the scarcity of options up top would increase further.

And while that duo have [four goals](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/top-scorers) between them already this season, injuries may leave United critically short.