French club Marseille officially announced on Wednesday the signing of the former Arsenal and Barcelona star, Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez, on a free transfer deal after his departure from Inter.
A statement on the club’s official website read: Olympique Marseille announces today the signing of Alexis Sanchez. The Chilean international without contract, who has played 143 caps and won 17 titles in his career, will officially join after passing his medical.
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 previously coached Chile – left and 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. Sunday.
And the club’s president, Pablo Longoria, had previously said in a statement to the “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 in only nine matches.