There is no denying that Alexis Sanchez is one of the biggest earners in the Premier League but simply nobody is on £900,000 a week.
Not even the likes of Neymar, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo are believed to be on that kind of money.
We’re all accustomed to hearing some outrageous claims on Soccer Saturday but surely Phil Thompson was joking when he announced that Sanchez was taking home £900,000 every week.
After Sanchez moved to Manchester United from Arsenal in January in a deal which saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan move in the opposite direction, the Chile international was rewarded with a bumper contract by the Red Devils.
They do say that every time you tell a lie your nose grows a bit longer…… pic.twitter.com/mhZIe52vyM
— Remo (@Remo26599) August 18, 2018
It’s been reported that the 29-year-old is on a basic weekly wage of £391,000 but earns a bonus of £75,000 for every first team game that he starts.
So that’s way off the estimation of Thompson, who was visibly wound up by Jose Mourinho’s recent assertion that Liverpool are attempting to buy their way to the top of the Premier League.
“I think Liverpool are trying to buy the title, but when I say buying I mean ‘buying’ with amazing investment,” Mourinho told Sky Sports.
“Chelsea has a fantastic squad, City have a fantastic squad too.”
Mourinho’s remark was put to Thompson, a former Liverpool defender and caretaker manager, this weekend and supporters were quick to call him out for his belief that Sanchez was on close to £1 million-a-week.
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Thompson just said we pay Sanchez 900k a week.
Don’t ever tell me sky aren’t biased.
— 🐺 (@wildman_HH) August 18, 2018
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