Alexis Sanchez must accept a massive cut on his Manchester United salary to sign permanently with Inter Milan.

The Chilean's contract with Manchester United is worth a whopping £400,000 a week, with a further £160,000 of bonuses dependent on his success.

Inter agreed to cover just £4.5million of his £21m annual salary when signing him on loan last summer and the Serie A giants will not get close to matching his United deal if they opt to keep him beyond this season.

Tuttosport says Sanchez would have to be willing to drop his demands by 'at least half' to secure a permanent move to the San Siro.

That would result in a weekly salary of around £200,000 a week for the former Arsenal star, who has only scored one goal since moving to Milan last summer.