Conte fears that Manchester United and Manchester City are out to ‘kill’ Chelsea by signing the Chilean International this January.
He, however, urged the club to make a move for the forward.
“I think it is a good investment,’ Conte responded when asked about the speculation surrounding Sanchez.
“We are talking about a top player and you can buy him for a price not so high. The amount is around £20 million. Maybe a normal price for Alexis Sánchez is €80-90million. This is my opinion.
“I understand that the other teams try to kill the other teams and to anticipate the situation, and this is the real transfer market – not to wait until the last moment to buy the players. And I have great respect for the plan of the others because everyone tries to kill you.”
Manchester United have reportedly submitted a £25million offer to sign Sanchez and are understood to have overtaken City in the race to land the 29-year-old.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are eyeing a sensational move to sign Paris Saint-Germain star, Neymar, Le 10 Sport reports.
According to the France report, the Red Devils are preparing a €500m (£443m) bid in an attempt to lure the Brazilian to Old Trafford. Such a move would obliterate Neymar’s current world-record transfer.
The report also claims only United and Madrid have the funds to pull off such an audacious move.
Neymar, 25, completed a world-record £198million move from Barcelona to the French capital last summer and has scored 20 goals in his opening 22 appearances for PSG.
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