What a guy! (Picture: Reuters)

It’s hard to know where Alexis Sanchez is more loved – at Arsenal, or in his hometown of Tocopilla.

The Chilean’s place of birth has been battered by torrential storms that have affected the whole country, damaging the town’s infrastructure and claiming lives.

And Sanchez, who is renowned for his fierce loyalty to Tocopilla, has once more come to his hometown’s aid by sending two lorries filled with water, supplies and first-aid material to the affected region.

According to Chilean newspaper La Tercera, the two lorries arrived in Tocopilla on Monday, with the town’s mayor Fernando San Roman confirming that Sanchez was quick to help out once he heard about the floods.


‘He hasn’t forgotten about his land and that’s why he wanted to be involved,’ he said.



‘He spoke to us in order to send aid to the people of Tocopilla.

‘We initially discussed bottled water, some basic first-aid products and clothing among other things and it’s already in the region.’

Sanchez’s family members and representatives are helping to co-ordinate the aid effort, with the supplies set to be distributed imminently.

What a guy.

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