I reckon the loan was basically putting him on the shop window.
There was still a chance of him having a great season in Serie A with Inter and attracting potential buyers. The only possible way we could be rid of him.
In that case, we're really a stupid club
a- Conte is a firm believer of the 3-5-2 system which means that Sanchez wouldn't have played as a winger
b- He's obsessed with workrate and high fitness levels. On that regard he puts the likes of Sir Alex, Ole and Mou to shame. Sanchez is anything but hardworking these days which means that Conte would rarely use him
c- Inter are well stocked upfront. They bought Lukaku for ridiculous money, they have Lautaro whose amazing, they have Esposito whose extremely promising They actually want to get rid of forwards themselves. Icardi is at PSG, Politano will be sold to make way to Eriksen and Pinamonti is at Genoa
Inter wanted bodies and we provided them with one while footing most of his salary bills. Now we'll get Sanchez back, a year older and with further confirmation that he's finished.