Alexis Sanchez has completed his move from Arsenal to Manchester United in a swap deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the clubs announced on Monday.
The deal ends a lengthy stand-off between Sanchez, who joined Arsenal from Barcelona in 2011, and Arsenal, who were determined not to lose him on a free transfer when he is out of contract this summer.
Sanchez had been heavily courted by Manchester City, who were close to a £55 million deal with the forward in August before Arsenal ended negotiations.
Those talks rekindled this month, only for City, 12 points clear of United at the top of the Premier League, to decide earlier this week to end their pursuit out of fear his addition would disrupt the balance of the squad.
Instead, the 29-year-old Chile international will head to City's rivals, who were the only club willing to pay for a player entering the final six months of his contract.
Sanchez has scored seven Premier League goals and eight in all competitions for Arsenal this season, and finished with 24 goals in the league, and 30 overall, in 2016-17.
Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour with United manager Jose Mourinho and could benefit from a change of scenery.
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Source: espn.co.uk