Alexis Sanchez on cusp of move to Inter Milan after Manchester United grant him permission to speak to Italian side... with Chilean willing to accept less than £500,000-a-week

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Manchester United flop Alexis Sanchez could become an Inter Milan player in the next 24 hours.

The Chilean is keen to move to Inter and has received permission from Manchester United to speak to the Italian giants and manager Antonio Conte with a deal on the cusp of being agreed.

Inter want to bring the forward to the San Siro on an initial 12-month loan deal, paying €5million (£4.5m) up front.

Manchester United flop Alexis Sanchez could become an Inter Milan player in the next day

He has been given permission to speak to Inter Milan and manager Antonio Conte

They would then pay United a further €18m (£16.5m) at the end of a second season-long loan spell.

United want to receive €25m (£22m) for Sanchez up front instead and are not keen on accepting the lower figure being offered by Inter.

There should be no difficulty in Inter agreeing personal terms with Sanchez though as he is willing to sacrifice some of his £500,000-a-week pay packet.

Sanchez would be willing to take home less than the wages Romelu Lukaku is being paid

His representatives have already agreed with Inter chief Giuseppe Marotta that he will accept slightly less than Romelu Lukaku's current salary.

The Belgian, who also moved to the San Siro from United this summer, is their highest paid player ever. 

Conte is thought to be desperate to bring Sanchez in this summer as he continues his rebuild of Inter's squad.