Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is a big fan of Udinese star Alexis Sanchez.

The Chile international is interesting Barca.

"I know his quality and he really made us suffer when facing Chile in the World Cup. It was a huge struggle to stop him," said Pique.

"Sanchez has what it takes to do well at Barça, so we'd welcome him with open arms."

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