Alexis Sanchez left a void when he left OM and did not necessarily find his place at Inter.
The friendly match between France and Chile this Tuesday March 26 will be an opportunity for Marseille supporters to see again on the pitch of the Vélodrome a player who marked last season for OM: Alexis Sanchez. An important player for the 2022/2023 season in Marseille, the Chilean was not retained by Marcelino last summer. He therefore returned to Inter Milan, who loaned him to OM during the 2022/2023 season.
Since then, the sky has darkened for the former FC Barcelona and Arsenal player. With only 841 minutes of play in all competitions since last August, the 35-year-old does not arrive in Marseille with full confidence. If he had a little more playing time in February with three starts, he mainly benefited from the rotations in the squad due to the Champions League. According to information from the Italian press, Inter Milan has not planned to extend its striker, barred by competition from Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez. Already in transfer rumors this winter, with offers from Saudi Arabia, Sanchez should not stay in Milan beyond this summer.
In front of goal, Alexis Sanchez is also less prolific than in previous years. While he found the net 18 times in 44 matches with Olympique de Marseille last season, he only scored three goals in twenty-five appearances with Inter, far from the 12 goals and 11 assists decisive goals from Marcus Thuram and 26 goals from Lautaro Martinez.
The Chilean is therefore taking advantage of this international break to have some playing time again. After 82 minutes against Albania last Friday, he should once again be lined up from the start at the Vélodrome. Moreover, the reception he will receive this Tuesday evening will surely be better than that of the Parisians of the French team, five days before the Classico. Indeed, despite the imbroglio surrounding his departure last summer, he left a good image in the Marseille city. He also returned to the Commanderie, the OM training center, with Chile this Monday, March 25 for national team training and met some employees of the Marseille club again. His return is also awaited by the supporters, who were not able to truly greet him during his last match with Marseille, against Brest on the last day of the 2022/2023 championship, since his future was not yet decided at that time. moment.
