Manchester United do not believe they can find a taker for Alexis Sanchez in January.

The Irish Independent says the club and Alexis fear they are stuck with each other.

Sanchez has struggled to settle in the North West and is understood to be looking for a way out of Old Trafford only 10 months into a contract that runs until June 2022.

But his dire form and the enormous costs involved in signing a player who will be 30 next month are deterring any would-be suitors and the only prospect of a parting of ways would involve huge financial sacrifice on both sides or a heavily subsidised loan and, for now at least, neither party will entertain that.

He has scored one goal this season, and only four in 29 appearances for United, and completed 90 minutes just once this term.