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Udinese deny Barca Sanchez deal talk

ESPNsoccernet staff
June 8, 2011
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Udinese have insisted it is premature to claim a deal has been agreed to take reported Chelsea and Manchester United target Alexis Sanchez to Barcelona.

Barca are believed to have jumped to the head of the queue of clubs tracking the Chilean international.

Udinese president Franco Soldati claimed Barca were in pole, but he has since clarified his comments by insisting no deal has been struck.

"Regarding reports of a possible transfer of Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez to FC Barcelona, I would like to point out that they are not true," Soldati said.

"No agreement has been reached between Udinese and Barcelona for the transfer of this player. Moreover, no meeting has been scheduled between the two clubs to discuss such transfer.''

Inter Milan, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United are also thought to be in the race to acquire the 22-year-old, who is under contract with Udinese until June 2014.

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