Fenerbahce reportedly closes a deal for the former Premier League star Alexis Sanchez in a movement that could see him reunited with Jose Mourinho.
Sanchez, 36, is best known to English fans for his time at Arsenal and Manchester United.
The Chileen spent last season with Udinese after playing earlier for the club between 2006 and 2011, but he fought with fitness issues and failed to contribute in a goal or assistance.
And according to the Italian Outlet Gazzetta, the second spell of Sanchez with the Serie Aoutfit may come to an end.
The report claims that Fenerbahce Sanchez has offered a one -year contract worth € 4 million (£ 3.5 million).
As part of the deal, there would be the automatic option of a second year for Sanchez if one of the two criteria is reached.
It is said that if the forward functions play Fenerbahce in 70 percent of the minutes next season or a cumulative 15 goals or assists will contribute, that second year would be activated.
The report adds that although Udinese are only on Thursday in the training of the preseason, all roads to Sanchez that the club leaves this summer.
If the 36-year-old would complete a move to Fenerbahce, he would be reunited with Mourinho, the manager who signed him at United in 2018.
At the time, great things were expected from Sanchez after he scored 80 goals and added 44 assists in 166 games for Arsenal.
Sanchez joined a mega-money deal with a value of a maximum of £ 600,000 a week and he was described by Mourinho as 'one of the best attacking players in the world'.
Sanchez, however, had difficulty replicating its shape in Old Trafford and only delivered five times in one and a half seasons until he came to Inter Milan, initially on loan.
Speaking in 2019 after Sanchez had continued, Mourinho, who was fired at the end of 2018, gave an explanation for the struggles of the attacker.
'Sanchez … I felt him [to be] Not a happy man, “Mourinho De Telegraaf told. 'And I think in every job you have if you are not happy that it is not that easy to perform at every level. And maybe I'm wrong.
“Maybe it was me who was unable to get into him and get the best out of him.”
Since leaving United for Inter, Sanchez has also represented Marseille before he enjoyed a second spell in the San Siro until he returned to Udinese.
In the meantime, the Fenerbahce side of Mourinho was in second place in the Turkish Super Lig for the fourth season in a row in 2024-25, which means that the Turkish giants have not won a domestic title in 11 years.
However, they are in the middle of a busy transfer window, with the former Premier League stars Edin Dzeko and Dusan Tadic who have already left the club, while Sofyan Amrabat and Jhon Duran have arrived.