There’s a bizarre looking statue of Arsenal FC and Chile star forward Alexis Sanchez erected in his native country. The still life is much less realism or trompe l’oeil, and instead very cartoonish. It resides in the player’s home city of Tocopilla and it consists of Alexis Sanchez in full Chile kit, alongside the badges of all the clubs he has played for: Arsenal, Barcelona, Udinese and Colo.
There are also two replicas of the Copa America trophy, won by Chile last summer and the year before.
Take a look:
Hoy a las 18:00 , inauguración de mi Estatua en mi querido Tocopilla
Gracias a todas las personas que hicieron posible este reconocimiento. pic.twitter.com/briw2MSYa4— Alexis Sánchez (@Alexis_Sanchez) March 24, 2017
Translated from Spanish to English, that tweet reads: “Today at 18: 00, opening of my statue in my beloved Tocopilla thanks to all the people who made this recognition possible.”
Obviously, Alexis Sanchez himself stopped by for the unveiling which includes handprints and footprints, reminiscent of Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. The unveil didn’t go entirely as smooth though, as ESPN FC point out how
“graffiti on the Colo Colo badge, where Sanchez played on loan, had to be painted over”
If that’s the case, imagine what would happen if Arsenal decided to unveil an Arsene Wenger statue.
On a side note, earlier this week Wenger revealed that contract extension talks for Sanchez, as well as Mesut Ozil, will have to wait until the summer.
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