Inter Milan hope to find out by Thursday whether they can sign Alexis Sanchez from Manchester United on loan.

The Italian club are submitting an offer to United with an option to buy the forward at end of the campaign for €15 million (£13.7m). Talks were expected to take place on Wednesday.

However, unsurprisingly, United are balking at Inter’s suggestion that they only cover half of Sanchez’s wages of £391,000-a-week. There is also an additional payment of £75,000 for every first-team game that he plays.

The deal is further complicated because of the complex nature of Sanchez’s deal, with bonuses for goals and assists and an annual signing on fee of £1.1m, which takes the value of the contract up to £5m a year.

Although it would seem in everyone’s interests for Sanchez to move, United are hoping to persuade Inter to pay a far greater portion of his wages and also a larger guaranteed loan fee (which would be deducted should a permanent contract be agreed).