French club Marseille officially announced Wednesday the signing of former Arsenal and Barcelona star Alexis Sanchez on a free transfer deal after his departure from Inter Milan.
A statement on the club’s official website read: “Today, Olympique de Marseille announces the signing of Alexis Sanchez. The Chilean international, free of any contract, who has played 143 international matches and won 17 titles in his career, will officially join after passing his medical examination.”
A club official told AFP that the 33-year-old had signed a one-year contract.
The striker arrived at Marseille airport on Tuesday evening, amid a raucous welcome from local fans, after Inter released him on Monday after two seasons in the Italian league, knowing that his contract expires next year and he got rid of an annual salary of seven million euros.
Marseille came second in the French league last season and qualified for the Champions League, but then the Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli – who coached Chile previously – was replaced by former Croatia defender Igor Teodor, who started his career with a 4-1 victory over Reims in the opening stage on Sunday. the missed.
And the club’s president, Pablo Longoria, had previously said in a statement to “Prime Video” channel on Sunday that the Chilean “is a personality that perfectly matches what we want to implement.”
Marseille will be the sixth European club in Sanchez’s career after the Italian Udinese, Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United and Inter.
The player has defended the colors of Inter 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 participated mainly in only nine matches.