Sanchez is (as I stated) in his late 20s and may even be 30 by the time he gets there. Welbeck was surplus and not wanted. English clubs would and do sit there in situations like that because the selling club will other suck the blood of the buying team if it's another PL team, or wouldn't sell at all. For example, Modric did everything but beg to go to Chelsea, and ended up at Real. Hazard will never play for another Premier League club, you can book that. Bayern is not required to do anything, but they're in a position in their league that no team in England or Spain for that matter (Atletico sells to Barca, but there will probably never be another big transfer between Real and Barca, and Atletico won't sell a player to Real) gets to be in. I enjoy watching the Bundesliga, but in terms of emotional investment I could give a rat's behind about any Bundesliga club, so I have no reason to be bitter.