JOE BERNSTEIN: There was a time when Serie A stars, particularly those past their best, would come for a final payday but now it seems like the shoe is on the other foot.

Manchester United are set to perform a shock u-turn by giving Alexis Sanchez another chance to prove himself at the club. Sanchez is currently on loan at Inter Milan.

The Red Devils forward is currently on loan at Inter Milan and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has recently said he would return to the club this summer. But this looks to be a ploy to salvage his re-sale value.

Mason Greenwood has given his verdict on the four fastest players at Manchester United - but forgot to include speedster Daniel James among the contenders for his 4x100 sprint race team.

Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal could be quarantined due to coronavirus if they travel to South America for the World Cup qualifiers later this month. 

The French star only arrived at the Nou Camp last summer has not yet made the impact that was hoped of him, and now Barca are willing to cash in as part of a wider revamp of the squad.

A shock transfer to struggling West Ham, and a return to London two-and-a-half years on from leaving Arsenal, may be the lifeline Sanchez needs to salvage his career.

Alexis Sanchez has had a less-than-impressive loan spell with Inter Milan this season having been deemed surplus to requirements last summer by Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The 31-year-old may be forced to train separately from United's first-team squad at Carrington when the current season reaches a conclusion, after failing to impress during his Serie A loan spell.

TOM UTLEY: Worse than any of this, I so adore my new car that I've taken to making entirely unnecessary journeys for the sheer love of driving it.

TOM UTLEY: You can tell a lot about the way modern families tend to neglect their elderly by the number of car parking spaces available on our road in south London.

TOM UTLEY: To those who argue that there are no fundamental differences between men and women, I say consider the matter of packing for a holiday.

TOM UTLEY: Well, the minutes passed, and then the hours - and still I could get nothing but that infuriating message. I began to feel something like panic stealing over me.

TOM UTLEY: There I was, driving home along the M25 at about 10pm the other night, when suddenly my car braked of its own accord and veered to the right, without any intervention from me.

TOM UTLEY: Enough to say I will not be applying for a retirement job in the police as one of its specialist group of officers who never forget a face. Pictured: Super-recogniser PCSO Andy Pope.

TOM UTLEY: All my grown-up life, I've prided myself on being something of a non-conformist - a maverick unafraid to question and challenge the conventional wisdom and conduct of the herd.

TOM UTLEY: I'm quite content to stay here in my South London suburb -with perhaps a trip to Norfolk, Scotland or Wales when the lockdown eases.

Sportsmail photographer Kevin Quigley has been shortlisted in two categories for the SJA British Sports Journalism awards this year. 

The British heavyweight, who will take on Kubrat Pulev next in London, was filmed at Garage Nation - and impressed the capacity crowd by rapping along to the former UK No 1.

Hearn has claimed that both Wilder and Fury have rebuffed offers to face Joshua in the past but believes that they have reached a point now where the fight has to happen.

The model, 31, looked sensational in her dark fitted dress as she attended the dinner with Jade, 27, and several other stars in London's Amazonico restaurant on Thursday,

Dillian Whyte has hit out at Eddie Hearn after the promoter suggested new WBC champion Tyson Fury fight Anthony Joshua in a unification bout this summer instead of the Brixton fighter.

Tyson Fury's stunning victory over Deontay Wilder has set the heavyweight division alight. Here, Sportsmail looks at how the landscape has changed.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wider have been urged by Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn to 'hurry up' with their third showdown in order to pave the way for a heavyweight title unification fight.

Fury's dad, John, has told Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn to stay clear of his son because he will 'make your life a misery' amid calls for a huge British unification fight between the pair.

Conor McGregor could make his UFC return just a week before Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder battle for the third time in what could be one of the biggest fight weeks of all time.

Tyson Fury's trainer and former world Champion Andy Lee has advised Deontay Wilder to not enter the ring with Fury for the third time and instead fight Andy Ruiz.

JORDAN SEWARD: There are still a lot of hurdles that need jumping before we can see Fury vs Joshua. Here, Sportsmail looks at the potential issues and what needs to happen for the fight to be agreed.

The Prime Minister has been robust during the disease's spread, saying his favourite greeting was OK as long as people were fastidious about cleansing their digits afterwards.

Chisora and Usyk were initially pencilled in to fight later this month but a deal was re-agreed back in February and promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the fight is now official for May 23.

Eddie Hearn admits coronavirus is probably the biggest obstacle of his family's rollercoaster promotional career - but the Matchroom chief insists it is his fighters who risk catastrophe.

Speculation of a big-money showdown between the pair has stepped up following the Gypsy King's stunning knockout victory over Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas last month.

Tyson Fury has been keeping himself busy since winning the WBC heavyweight title from Deontay Wilder back in February by phone calling some famous sportspeople.

This week the British Boxing Board of Control pulled all fights until the end of April, with Anthony Joshua's June 20 clash with Kubrat Pulev also under threat of postponement.

Joshua took Ruiz apart in their December rematch to round off a dominant points victory and become a two-time world champion in Saudi Arabia - avenging his shocking loss to the Mexican.

The heavyweight fighter, who has previously acted as Anthony Joshua's sparring partner, posted the video at the weekend to his 7,000 followers.

Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has previously revealed that his client would be 'extremely interested' in taking on WBC champion Tyson Fury in a fight for their titles.

Tyson Fury called on heavyweight boxing rival Anthony Joshua to join him for a home workout challenge on Instagram Live during the coronavirus lockdown.

All heavyweight belts reside in the UK, with Joshua recapturing his three belts after avenging his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr, while Fury blitzed Deontay Wilder to win the WBC belt.

Two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson established a reputation as one of the hardest-hitting punchers to ever lace up a pair of gloves during his career, which spanned 20 years from 1985 to 2005.

There is no love lost between the London-born pair who first fought as amateurs in 2009 before a feisty first professional encounter in 2015 in which Joshua claimed the British title in round seven.

The 30-year-old, who holds the WBA, WBO and IBF belt, has his sights set on becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.

Fury is expected to face the Bronze Bomber for a third time this summer, having blitzed the Alabama man in February to cap a remarkable journey back to the summit of the division.

The Gypsy King was due to face Deontay Wilder for the third time this summer, but that showdown is now unlikely to take place until November or December.

Whyte, who lost to Joshua in 2015 having previously beaten him at amateur level, has revealed he thinks the prospect on the table of the two Brits colliding again was a publicity ploy by Joshua.

The two-time former world heavyweight champion believes Fury is boxing at such a high level at the moment that he cannot see the Gypsy King losing his crown if he went toe-to-toe with AJ.

The pet is said to have waited day and night in a residential complex where it and its owner used to live in China. It is said that its owner went back to South Korea without saying good-bye to it.

A test made by Chinese manufacturer Wondfo was found by US researchers to be just 3.2 per cent less sensitive than the machine used to evaluate testing kits at the University of Oxford.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN agency had sounded the highest level of alarm over Covid-19 early on, but lamented that not all countries heeded its advice.

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research will trial a 'ground-breaking' potential vaccine being developed to help the body produce antibodies to fight the coronavirus.