So I would think that Sanchez should fetch us 40m. Nothing lesser. When the market is this inflated, you have average players going for 35...look at llaramendi.. So 40 is really not an optimistic number.
It was obvious for some time that our fans think that we will get 40M for Sanchez, but in reality we will get 20-25.
Top teams like Real, Bayern, Chelsea don't need Alexis and he wouldn't play there in the first team.
He can play in Juventus, Milan, Roma, Arsenal.
But those teams will not pay silly amounts for Alexis.
And there you go, we will have 20 or 25M.
You are mentioning Illaramendi. A transfer can be that high only when a team like Real or Barca is desperate and will pay whatever it takes to get a player.
About Alexis, no one is desperate to take him and to pay whatever it takes for him.
Also, people who think that we will get 20M for Masch, 25M for Song, 20M for Alves, 10M for Sergi Roberto and similar, will be really dissapointed in the upcoming Months.