5 Things You Didn’t Know About Alexis Sanchez

Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez is  is a quick, creative, and hardworking player with an eye for goal, who is known in particular for his energy, skill, and work-rate on the pitch. Although naturally right-footed, due to his ability with either foot, he is capable of playing anywhere along the front line. There are 5 things you didn’t know about Alexis Sanchez.

1. After his debut season of first-team football with Cobreloa, Sánchez was signed by Italy’s Udinese Calcio in 2006.

2. Following successful loans at Colo-Colo and River Plate, he began playing in Serie A.

3.  In 2011, he was signed by Barcelona for £25 million, becoming the most expensive transfer in Chilean football history.

4. Sánchez signed for Arsenal in July 2014 for a fee reported to be £31.7 million, making him the third-most expensive signing in the club’s history after Mesut Özil andGranit Xhaka.

5. Sánchez has been a full international for Chile since 2006, and has earned 100 caps, making him the team’s second-most capped player of all time after goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, with 34 goals, he is their third top scorer of all time.