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Manchester United fans have taken to Twitter to bemoan the club’s current wage structure, which has been seriously damaged by Alexis Sanchez’s reported earnings.
The Telegraph’s James Ducker has revealed that there has been a domino effect at Old Trafford following the Chilean’s arrival on a reported £350,000-a-week contract – rising to £500,000 dependant on bonuses – with many other United stars now demanding vastly inflated salaries as a result.
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What makes matters worse is Sanchez’s lack of impact, or even basic involvement most of the time, in the first team. The 30-year-old has scored just five goals in 41 appearances since arriving on a free transfer from Arsenal back in January 2018, doing almost nothing to warrant his astronomical earnings.
To further reinforce the negativity surrounding this situation, it is believed that arch-rivals Manchester City foresaw this situation and consequently backed out of a deal to sign Sanchez – a true disaster all round for the Red Devils.
Let’s see what the disgruntled United fans on Twitter have been saying about the messy situation…