Man Utd unable to recall Alexis Sanchez amid injury crisis as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scours Europe for loan deals

Staying put: Alexis Sanchez
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Alexis Sanchez will not be able to rescue Manchester United from their injury crisis after it emerged there is no recall clause in his loan move to Inter Milan.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is desperately trying to bolster his attack this month after Marcus Rashford was ruled out for up to three months with a double stress fracture to his back.

After missing out on top January target Erling Braut Haaland, the United manager is now hoping to line up a short-term fix to get him to the end of the season.

United are also still in talks with Sporting Lisbon over a move for midfielder Bruno Fernandes before the transfer deadline at the end of the month.

Solskjaer was already short on options up front after failing to bring in any strikers following the departures of Romelu Lukaku and Sanchez in the summer.

Late moves for Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic both broke down.

Solskjaer has now told his scouts to scour Europe for viable options, with the Norwegian reluctant to make any moves that will impact his summer plans.

Jadon Sancho and James Maddison are both leading targets for United – but neither are expected to be available until the summer at the earliest.

It is understood that Gareth Bale – a long-time target for Ed Woodward – will not consider a move away from Real Madrid this month.

Solskjaer has already decided to rebuild without Sanchez, which is why he was prepared to let the Chile international leave without bringing in a replacement.

But the 31-year-old would have been an emergency option if a recall clause had been inserted in his one-year loan to the San Siro.

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