You might know him as the highest earning player in the EPL, but did you know that Alexis Sanchez once jogged a distance of 8 Kilometers to his home, after locking his car keys in his car? If you are just learning this, scroll down to read more unknown facts about Alexis Sanchez
Facts About Alexis Sanchez
1. Alexis Sanchez aka ‘El Nino Maravilla’, was born in Chile on 19th December 1988. He is a Christian, Sagittarius, loves dogs (he REALLY loves his dogs). He has two dogs named Atom and Humber. His favourite colour is white.

2. He is currently dating Mayte Rodriguez, a model and actress and his best friend is Mesut Ozil despite the fact that they once played for either of two fiercest rivals in the La Liga.
3. He grew up poor, playing bare-footed in the mining city of Tocopilla, in Northern Chile and was abandoned by his father when he was a toddler. Alexis’ mother was a cleaner and worked other jobs to take care of him. Alexis washed cars when he was 6 and always visit neighbours for food when he goes hungry. He also performs somersaults for onlookers for tips. As a result of this type of background, he made it a priority to buy presents for the local kids every Christmas and has built 2 football pitches for children to play football in his town in Chile.
4. Martin Keown described Sanchez as the “biggest mercenary in football” after accusing Sanchez of moving to Manchester United instead of a Pep-managed Manchester City for money reasons. Both clubs have in the past indicated interest in signing Sanchez from Udinese but he wanted Barcelona. Barcelona signed him and he became the first Chilean to play for the club. Sanchez chose to leave Arsenal for the “same reason” reason” Thierry Henry quit the club for Barcelona in 2007, when the Frenchman signalled his desire to challenge for the biggest trophies.
5. Alexis Sanchez had been described as a franchise player. This refers to an individual who is deemed not just to be a good player but someone around whom a business can be built, endorsement deals struck, season tickets renewed. The franchise player does not have to be the most effective on the team, though it does help, they will certainly be paid as if they are.
6. Alexis Sánchez left Barcelona after three seasons, during which he scored 47 goals from 141 matches. He won 99 games, drew 25 and lost 17, 1 League title, 1 Spanish Cup title, 2 Spanish Super Cups, 1 European Super Cup and 1 FIFA World Clubs Cup The 2013/14 season was Alexis’ best: he scored 21 goals from 54 appearances.
7. Alexis Sanchez was skinny when he joined Udinese from Chile, and the club had to build him a gym where he trained for 2 hours every day after football training to bulk up weight and also once jogged a 8km distance to his home after locking his car keys up in his car at the Udine city center.
8. Alexis was quoted saying “At Barcelona I learned how to play football all over again,” said Sanchez. “From Iniesta I learned how to accelerate, from Xavi how to move, from Leo [Messi] to think ahead, and from Pedro I learned how to shoot.”
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