Jose Mourinho brought up Alexis Sanchez's whopping wage packet in front of jealous team-mates as a motivational tool, according to reports.
The Manchester United flop is heading to Inter Milan on loan to end a torrid spell at Old Trafford.
And the athletic claims Mourinho dished out some special treatment in a failed attempt to get the best out of Sanchez.
Their report adds that he used to refer to the forward as "Chileno" instead of using his name.