Manchester United have made a shock move for Arsenal's superstar forward and Manchester City target Alexis Sanchez, according to Italian Sky Sports journalist and transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio.
The Chilean international has fewer than six months remaining on his current contract and will become a free agent in the summer. Most had expected Sanchez to join United's rivals City either in the summer or this January with reports heavily linking the star to link up once again with Pep Guardiola.
It seemed to be a formality that the 29-year-old would complete a move to the Etihad and join Guardiola's project at Manchester City, but Jose Mourinho may have just thrown a spanner in the works for his long-term adversary.