Chile forward Alexis Sanchez signs for Manchester United

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Chile forward Alexis Sanchez completed his move to Manchester United from English Premier League rivals Arsenal, in a swap deal with midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan on Monday.

The 29-year-old Sanchez, who was out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the season, has joined the Old Trafford club after local rivals Manchester City had pulled out of the race.

Sanchez has totally scored 80 times for Arsenal since joining from Barcelona for 30 million pounds in July 2014 and is his country's all-time leading goal scorer, netting 39 times in 119 appearances.

Alexis Sanchez poses for his jersey No.7. /VCG Photo

He will be available for selection this Saturday in the FA cup fourth round at Yeovil and is given the famous No. 7 shirt previously worn by George Best, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I am very proud to be the first Chilean player ever to play for United’s first team and I hope I can show our fans all around the world why the club wanted to bring me here," said Sanchez.

Meanwhile, Arsenal announced that Armenia captain Mkhitaryan, who turned 29 years old last Sunday, had signed a long-term contract to 2021. The Armenian could only manage 10 Premier League appearances this season and struggled to hold down a place in the starting 11 since joining from Dortmund in 2016.

File of Mkhitaryan in action. /VCG Photo‍

After being named Bundesliga player of the year in his last season in Germany, the 29-year-old didn't start a game for the Red Devils for three months and ends his tenor with the 20-times Champions of the England with 63 appearances and 13 goals.