The Chilean has scored only five goals in 45 games since his free transfer from Arsenal in the January transfer window of the 2017/18, despite being given a salary of £400,000 a week.

According to The Athletic, United are hopeful that Inter will take Sanchez (right) on permanently next summer, allowing them to raise funds for RB Salzburg starlet Erling Haaland (left).

The Red Devils failed to replace Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez during the summer transfer window as they failed to finalise deals for Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic.

Manchester United want to bring in a striker in the winter window after leaving themselves short of options up front following the exits of Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku late in the summer.

Sheffield United host Manchester United on Sunday in what represents the biggest financial mismatch in the Premier League this season. Here, Sportsmail compares the princes with the paupers.

Manchester United paid an astonishing £25.7million in wages to injured players last season - the most in the Premier League - while their rivals City were next on the list but how much did your club spend?

Alexis Sanchez's loan move to Inter is due to terminate at the end of the season but he remains a popular figure in the dressing room, despite making few appearances.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be 'seriously regretting' his failure to replace Romelu Lukaku last summer now that Marcus Rashford is injured, according to Paul Ince.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has become increasingly desperate to sign a forward after the news that Marcus Rashford faces months out with a double stress fracture.

JOE BERNSTEIN: There was a time when Serie A stars, particularly those past their best, would come for a final payday but now it seems like the shoe is on the other foot.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: They sold Solskjaer's best goalscorer to Inter. They loaned his best defender to Roma. His best midfielder rarely plays. It's time for Ed Woodward to explain.

Manchester United are set to perform a shock u-turn by giving Alexis Sanchez another chance to prove himself at the club. Sanchez is currently on loan at Inter Milan.

There have been a number of exits since the Norwegian took charge, the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Ander Herrera, Antonio Valencia, Matteo Darmian and Ashley Young all departing.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Inter are strong favourites given AC Milan's current chaotic state, yet this is the sort of match that defines a season - perhaps even an era.

The Red Devils forward is currently on loan at Inter Milan and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has recently said he would return to the club this summer. But this looks to be a ploy to salvage his re-sale value.

Inter fan favourite Ivan Zamorano has hailed the impact of manager Antonio Conte and believes that much-maligned forward Alexis Sanchez could prove pivotal in their quest to win Serie A this season.

The French star only arrived at the Nou Camp last summer has not yet made the impact that was hoped of him, and now Barca are willing to cash in as part of a wider revamp of the squad.

Liverpool have been transformed since Klopp arrived in 2015 and the Reds are 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League table, a sign United must change tact, says Van Persie.

Alexis Sanchez (left) is set to rake in a huge £1.1million bonus when he returns to Manchester United from his loan spell at Inter Milan as a clause in the Chilean's contract will be triggered.

With a dismal loan spell at Inter Milan destined to come to an underwhelming end, Manchester United are facing the prospect of shelling out yet more cash on flop Alexis Sanchez.

Sanchez is currently on loan at Inter Milan from Manchester United but has struggled to make much of an impact in Italy amid recurring injury issues. He has played just 15 matches this season.

According to ESPN , while Sanchez is also keen to cut short his United nightmare, he does not want to take a wage cut and is willing to see out the remainder of his deal without playing a game.

The Chilean is currently on loan at Inter Milan but has failed to make an impression and United are keen to offload Sanchez. Ince wouldn't be surprised if Sanchez turned things around at Old Trafford.

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is reportedly prepared to sell five players this summer as part of an overhaul of his squad.

Fernandes has not crumbled under the United curse that has seen the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao all not live up to their billing after joining the club.

The 31-year-old may be forced to train separately from United's first-team squad at Carrington when the current season reaches a conclusion, after failing to impress during his Serie A loan spell.

The Gunners have sold the likes of Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri and Alexis Sanchez in recent years while Aaron Ramsey left on a free transfer last season.

Alexis Sanchez is currently on loan at Inter Milan after struggling to adapt to life at Manchester United. Sanchez's future at Old Trafford is uncertain, but he is reportedly keen on a move back to Chile.

TOM UTLEY: To those who argue that there are no fundamental differences between men and women, I say consider the matter of packing for a holiday.

TOM UTLEY: Well, the minutes passed, and then the hours - and still I could get nothing but that infuriating message. I began to feel something like panic stealing over me.

TOM UTLEY: The most moving story in the history of music, I reckon, is the familiar account of the stone-deaf Beethoven's public appearance - his first on stage for 12 years.

TOM UTLEY: Enough to say I will not be applying for a retirement job in the police as one of its specialist group of officers who never forget a face. Pictured: Super-recogniser PCSO Andy Pope.

TOM UTLEY: When my bosses suggested I should take a leaf out of the Prime Minister's book by writing about five women who had shaped my life, my heart sank (pictured, Margaret Thatcher).

TOM UTLEY: I know many readers will condemn me as a suicidal, homicidal maniac when I admit that, on Tuesday, I took Mrs U out for an idyllic pub lunch - perhaps our last for a very long time.

TOM UTLEY: I couldn't help feeling a momentary twinge of sympathy for Ryan Hoyle, 38, when I read yesterday that the self-employed joiner had just won £58,366,487 in the EuroMillions draw.

TOM UTLEY: On the day this week when Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds were celebrating their happy event, my wife and I received joyful news about our own baby boy.

TOM UTLEY: I'm quite content to stay here in my South London suburb -with perhaps a trip to Norfolk, Scotland or Wales when the lockdown eases.

Anthony Joshua's defence of his world heavyweight titles will 'almost certainly' be in the UK against Kubrat Pulev, according to boxing promoter Eddie Hearn.

Sportsmail photographer Kevin Quigley has been shortlisted in two categories for the SJA British Sports Journalism awards this year. 

Caz Crossley and Anthony Joshua donned their finery on Saturday night to attend rapper Krept's 30th birthday celebrations in London.

Deontay Wilder has hit out at heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua, calling the British champion 'just a straight coward'. The pair have been feuding for over three years but are yet to meet in the ring.

Tottenham Stadium is the 'front-runner' to host Anthony Joshua's mandatory clash with Kubrat Pulev in the summer. 

Arsenal and Tottenham usually battle it out on the pitch but now they competing off the field as the north London duo are competing to host Anthony Joshua's next fight. 

Deontay Wilder has taken a swipe at heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua as he steps up preparations for his rematch with Tyson Fury by mocking his boxing style.

Hearn has claimed that both Wilder and Fury have rebuffed offers to face Joshua in the past but believes that they have reached a point now where the fight has to happen.

The model, 31, looked sensational in her dark fitted dress as she attended the dinner with Jade, 27, and several other stars in London's Amazonico restaurant on Thursday,

Eddie Hearn insists he is now determined to get Anthony Joshua into the ring with Tyson Fury, admitting it is the one fight his prized asset wants to take on next.

Anthony Joshua's next potential opponent Kubrat Pulev has been deported from the United States to Bulgaria due to a visa issue according to The Athletic. Pulev was boarding a flight.

The boxing world is now Tyson Fury's oyster following his sensational seventh-round TKO victory over Deontay Wilder, as tongues begin wagging and the question of 'what's next' spreads over lips.

After their first fight was a split decision draw in December 2018, Fury dominated Wilder on Saturday night in Las Vegas, with the American's corner throwing in the towel in the seventh round.