LONDONThe social media frenzy surrounding Alexis Sanchez's high-profile move to Manchester United dwarfed interest shown when Neymar moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said Thursday. "Last month we further invested in the future of the club by extending Jose Mourinho's contract and entering into an exchange agreement with Arsenal swapping Mkhitaryan for Sanchez, strengthening Jose's attacking options." Another wave of TV cash could be around the corner, with bids for a new three-year cycle for Premier League TV rights in Britain from 2019-2022 to be presented on Friday. The Premier League is aiming to build on the record £5.14 billion three-year domestic television deal with Sky Sports and BT Sport, which runs until 2019. The expected bonanza from both for domestic and overseas TV rights saw English clubs spend a record £430 million in the January transfer window.

Source: Daily Nation February 08, 2018 16:30 UTC