Overmars Tips Former Star To Make Sensational Return To Arsenal

Overmars Tips Former Star To Make Sensational Return To Arsenal

Ajax technical director and former Arsenal winger Marc Overmars has tipped Alexis Sanchez to return to the Gunners.


The Chilean international has struggled for form and fitness since moving to Manchester United in January 2018, and the Dutchman believes a switch back to the Emirates could suit all parties:

“I have great respect for Alexis because he did extremely well in Arsenal, but I do not know if it was a good decision to leave.”

“English football changes you, it turns you around, and it took me a step forward. Arsene Wenger arrived a year before me, Dennis Bergkamp made a big impression England. It was a fantastic time, I think we changed the history of the club a bit.”

“These type of players were very important for Arsenal because that’s where they take you to focus, after Alexis, Arsenal tried to sign another player like that, but he was not given, so he could go back to Arsenal.”

United interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was critical of Sanchez’s performance after he came on as a substitute during the 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain midweek.

It has prompted speculation that the 30-year-old could leave Old Trafford if the Norwegian remains in charge beyond the end of the season.

Overmars has himself been tipped as a possible candidate for the new technical director position at the Gunners. His interest in Sanchez’s future does raise the possibility that he would be keen to bring Sanchez back if he himself were to return to the London club.

That’s all purely hypothetical at the moment, though, and there are certainly no credible reports that either will be coming back to Arsenal any time soon.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.