Football
Soccer-Sanchez has an agreement in principle to join Marseille in 2022
(Reuters) – Soccer-Sanchez Olympique de Marseille and Alexis Sanchez have agreed in principle for the Chilean forward to join the club, the French Ligue 1 side said on Tuesday.
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The 33-year-old left Inter Milan after the contract was canceled by mutual consent on Monday.
Chile’s most capped player and all-time top scorer have also played for Barcelona, Arsenal, and Manchester United.
He made 109 appearances in all competitions for Inter and scored 20 goals after joining from United in 2019 but was rarely featured in the starting line-up last season.
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Marseille finished second in Ligue 1 last term and qualified for the Champions League.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Ken Ferris)