The online grocer awarded a £58m pay packet to chief executive Tim Steiner last year, and will give him a bonus of up to £100m over five years if its share price continues to rise.

FTSE 100 closed up 1.4 per cent or 82.22 points at 5,935.98 and the pound was at $1.23 against the dollar.

United failed to replace Lukaku before Thursday's transfer deadline, but Solskjaer believes his departure will benefit Mason Greenwood and the more fluid forward line he wants in his team.

Sanchez moved to Old Trafford in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January 2018 after beating Manchester City to the forward's signature. But he has endured a torrid time, scoring just twice last term

Romelu Lukaku has been bombarding former Manchester United team-mate Alexis Sanchez with messages to convince him to join Inter Milan. He told the Chilean Italy is more beautiful than Manchester.

With Manchester United's top earner Alexis Sanchez finalising his loan deal to Inter Milan this week, Sportsmail takes a look at United's top 10 WORST ever signings.

The Welsh youngster's stunning strike at Southampton this afternoon was his third since joining this summer, as the 21-year-old finds his feet in Ole Gunnar Solskjær's side.

Alexis Sanchez is open to a move to Major League Soccer, but after finally getting out of Manchester United he is not considering a switch Stateside anytime soon. 

Gary Neville is still stunned by Alexis Sanchez's failure at Manchester United and insists nobody could have seen it coming. He left to join Inter Milan on loan for the rest of this season.

MARTIN KEOWN: No club has a divine right to success. You have to earn it. For so long, Manchester United were the dominant force in English football, but not any more. They do not frighten opponents.

Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte has claimed summer signing Alexis Sanchez is not yet ready to start for the club following his move from Manchester United. 

The 30-year-old's time at Old Trafford has been viewed as a monumental failure since joining from Arsenal in 2018, leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deciding to send the Chilean out on loan.

Russian striker Aleksandr Sobolev has emerged as a January target for Manchester United as the club seek to bolster their forward options.

Gary Neville says Manchester United have gone backwards after selling Marouane Fellaini, Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku but urged them to 'hold their nerve' with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Manchester United have spent close to £1 billion since Alex Ferguson left the club in 2013. Paul Pogba, Harry Maguire and Ander Herrera all made an impact but how did the others do?

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.

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: All my grown-up life, I've prided myself on being something of a non-conformist - a maverick unafraid to question and challenge the conventional wisdom and conduct of the herd.

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.

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

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

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has emerged as a frontrunner to stage Joshua's first defence of the titles he recaptured last year after exacting revenge on Andy Ruiz Jnr in Saudi Arabia.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Eddie Hearn has continued to talk up a huge all-British unification bout between his fighter Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury after revealing he had a 'good chat' with rival promoter Bob Arum.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There may be more than two months to go, but naming the Premier League XI of the season already seems easy enough. It's Liverpool.

There had been suggestions the Brit would face Tyson Fury but Deontay Wilder activated the clause in his contract on Sunday that gives him a rematch with the Gypsy King.

The unsung hero of Tyson Fury's win over Deontay Wilder has been revealed as Jared Anderson, who was the Gypsy King's main sparring partner and prepared him with his speed and evasive style.

Anthony Joshua believes Tyson Fury's battle with depression and mental health issues has improved his mentality as a fighter. 

Bob Arum is convinced the 'Battle of Britain' super-fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will never happen. The promoter believes the Londoner will be knocked out by Kubrat Pulev.

JORDAN SEWARD: Anthony Joshua can forget about the treasure trove of riches a mega-fight with Tyson Fury would bring if he does not deal with his immediate business first.

There have been growing concerns that the coronavirus crisis could impact Joshua's first fight on home soil since 2018 but Hearn has insisted the fight cannot happen behind closed doors.

Anthony Joshua's hopes of securing a heavyweight mega-fight with Tyson Fury face a major threat from his next opponent Kubrat Pulev, according Bob Arum.

Chisora and Usyk were initially pencilled in to fight later this month but a deal was re-agreed back in February and promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the fight is now official for May 23.

Sports promoter Barry Hearn has revealed this summer's Anthony Joshua heavyweight title defence could be cancelled due to coronavirus with most of sport blighted by the pandemic.

Joshua is scheduled to face the Bulgarian at Tottenham's new stadium on June 20, but that date could now be required by the club for a potential extension of the Premier League campaign.

Anthony Joshua's world heavyweight title fight with Kubrat Pulev is set to be postponed by several months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bulgarian challenger said on Thursday. 

The Matchroom Boxing chief has admitted that, due to the uncertainty that surrounds sport, Joshua may ditch his fight with Pulev to stage a highly-anticipated 'Battle of Britain' blockbuster.

This week the British Boxing Board of Control pulled all fights until the end of April, with Anthony Joshua's June 20 clash with Kubrat Pulev also under threat of postponement.

Anthony Joshua's first defence of the world heavyweight titles he won back from Andy Ruiz Jr in December is set to be postponed by over a month due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Anthony Joshua's world title fight with Kubrat Pulev that was scheduled for June 20 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, has been postponed.

Kubrat Pulev will donate half of his expected £4million purse from his world heavyweight title fight against Anthony Joshua to help medical workers fight the coronavirus.

Dillian Whyte has revealed that the shoulder injury he suffered during his heavyweight defeat to Anthony Joshua in 2015 almost ended his professional boxing career.

Kubrat Pulev has called on Anthony Joshua to make their historic fight happen despite the on-going coronavirus pandemic. The pair were due to meet on June 20 but the fight has been postponed.

Given Spurs' financial circumstances, it's no wonder Daniel Levy was furious over Harry Kane's off-script message on cancelling the season. Tension is increasing and a move is looming.

Tyson Fury's promoter Frank Warren is confident that he will defeat Anthony Joshua when they finally have their bout, in the same way he beat Deontay Wilder in February. 

Anthony Joshua suffered a humiliating defeat by the Mexican at Madison Square Gardens last June before winning the rematch in Saudi Arabia in December.