The rags to riches story of Alexis Sanchez will be told in the film bearing his name that is due out shortly. Alexis, The Movie will chart Sanchez's rise from the streets of Tocopilla in northern Chile to football stardom in Europe's top leagues.
And, in his case, the riches really are quite extraordinary.
A year ago, Sanchez became the highest earner in the Premier League when he left Arsenal for Manchester United, who chose to announce the signing with a 36-second video clip released on social media of him playing the piano in his new colours.
The rags to riches story of Alexis Sanchez will be told in the film bearing his name
Alexis, The Movie will chart Sanchez's rise from the streets of Tocopilla in northern Chile
The former Arsenal man took to the piano to film Manchester United's official unveiling video
The terms of the deal were enough to make Manchester City leave the negotiating table after believing they were at the front of the queue to sign Sanchez.
As well as exchanging Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a player valued at £35million, for one who was just five months away from becoming a free agent, United agreed to pay Sanchez up to £25m a year.
In addition to the £6.75m signing-on fee, he was given a basic salary of £20.35m - the equivalent of £391,000 a week.
His image rights and bonus package - which is said to include £75,000 for every match he starts and an extra £2m if he reaches a combined total each season of 40 goals and assists - take his potential earnings to £500,000 a week.
And that's before you factor in the £10m agent's fee that finally convinced City to walk away. A year on, they may be rather glad they did.
The Red Devils exchanged Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a player valued at £35million at the time
Sanchez's four goals in 12 months for United have come at a cost of roughly £6m apiece.
He scored the equaliser in the FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham at Wembley and a late winner in the 3-2 comeback victory over Newcastle in October - his only goal of the current campaign. Otherwise, highlights from his 32 appearances have been hard to come by.
Jose Mourinho said we would only see the best of Sanchez this season, yet more than half of his Premier League appearances have come off the bench and he has completed 90 minutes only once in all competitions.
Currently working his way back to full fitness after a hamstring injury, Sanchez could make his second start under caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer against his old club Arsenal in the FA Cup on Friday night.
But he faces a battle to win back a regular place amid
