After three seasons at Inter Milan, Alexis Sanchez officially signed up with OM earlier this week.
Arrived in Marseille on Tuesday evening, it was presented this Wednesday in the presence of Pablo Longoria.
The opportunity to address several topics related to this transaction as exciting as it is intriguing.
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Quickly, it was a question of the exceptional welcome received on his arrival in Marignane yesterday, and of his condition after a complicated season in Serie A:
“I am very happy with this welcome from the supporters.
They surprised me.
They are supporters who love this club.
I feel good, I need a little more rhythm.
But physically I feel good!”
Quickly explained the former Blaugrana.
Another point addressed by the Chilean: his position in the 3-4-2-1 system (and its derivatives) of Igor Tudor:
“The position that I like the most, and to which I am most suited, is is to the right or left behind two attackers.
But I can also adapt to other pistons”.
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“A challenge” for Sanchez
Joining Olympique de Marseille after having worn the jerseys of Arsenal, Barça, Manchester United and Inter Milan represents a new challenge for the Chilean, which is more in a city like Marseille which lives football.
“I like the pressure, I like things to be difficult. It pushes me to improve, it has always been the case during my career. I love competition, it improves the team. I want to win but the most important thing is to be the best possible all together”,
explained Sanchez.
OM are not unknown to the top scorer in the history of Chile since his former teammate Lucien Agoumé praised him.
His friend Mauricio Isla, who passed through Marseille, also told him about the Marseille club.
“I was told about OM. I was told it was the biggest French club, the only one to win the Champions League. It's a challenge for me here. Playing the Champions League is something very beautiful. I always try to fight for titles wherever I go. It's a challenge for me to win a title here, a personal challenge,”
continued the new Marseille number 70.
The next steps for Alexis Sanchez will be to
“find a home”
in order to finalize his installation in France and find the rhythm to be quickly ready to play under Tudor.