Manchester United fans offered mixed reactions after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed that Roma made a late bid to sign Alexis Sanchez.
Solskjaer confirms Roma made a late attempt for Alexis Sanchez. #mufc [BBC]
— United Xtra (@utdxtra) August 11, 2019
Some fans think a potential sale would be madness due to the lack of attacking options; meanwhile, other fans can’t wait to see the back of the Chile international.
Sanchez has been on the periphery of the Old Trafford side since joining from rivals Arsenal in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The Chilean made just 27 appearances in all competitions last season, with just 20 in the Premier League, which was less than Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford.
The £490,000-a-week man has scored just five goals and assisted nine in a mass 45 games for the Red Devils, which has seen him draw criticism from fans and pundits alike.
However, despite the 30-year-old’s bad performances in the north-west, fans couldn’t be more split on whether Sanchez should leave or not.
Here is a selection of tweets from Manchester United fans after Roma’s bid to sign the player:
Get it done! lol asap free up that huge wage bill and invest it in more players like Harry Maguire n Wan bissaka who are workers on the field n genuinely humble n delighted 2 play for the team the club n the fans and will honour the badge and actually earn their pay packet
— @PaddieIrishGirl (@PaddieIrishGirl) August 11, 2019
COME BACK ROMA! WE HAVE GARBAGE! pic.twitter.com/YuAlyxWqhi
— Garatio Velveteen (@GatyHernop) August 11, 2019
Send him for free
— Enrique Carrera (@ecarreradelrio) August 11, 2019
Need squad depth would be stupid to let him go now.
— Dyl (@UtdDyl) August 11, 2019
Would be a big mistake. The season is long and we need experience player like him as we have already offloaded Lukaku.
— Bend It Like Beckham (@Sajib816) August 11, 2019
No. We don’t have a replacement. Would be a stupid decision to let him go at this time
— United Ways 100% IFB (@utd_ways) August 11, 2019
