Liverpool should bide their time in an attempt to try and lure Alexis Sanchez to the club next summer.
Arsenal are digging in their heels over wantaway attacker Alexis Sanchez, determined not to let the Chile international leave.
The Guardian reported that Sanchez desires to play Champions League football, an opportunity he will not receive next season at the Gunners after they could only finish fifth in the Premier League.
He is no closer to signing a new contract, but with his current deal running out, the attacker could leave on a free transfer next summer.
Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez celebrates scoring
There will be a host of clubs interested in his signature, and it would be a mistake for Liverpool not to try and sign him once more.
Sanchez infamously snubbed the Reds to join Arsenal in 2014, but has not had the success he had hoped for after leaving Barcelona.
Liverpool qualified for the Champions League again last season, and will need to do so again to stand a chance of getting Sanchez next summer.
Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez
He would be an ideal forward for Jurgen Klopp’s fluid frontline, and can play the striker role Roberto Firmino has – but with a more clinical edge and a better track record.
Sanchez has scored 72 goals in three seasons for Arsenal, and yet his side are further away than ever than challenging for the Premier League title.
Manchester City are hopeful of signing him, but Liverpool should not give up without a fight – even if it means waiting until next summer.
When he turned the Reds down in 2014, Brendan Rodgers was manager. Jurgen Klopp is a boss who it will be much harder to say no to.
Sanchez’s pressing style is a perfect fit for Klopp’s own tactical approach, and his ability to change positions and play out wide gives the manager options.
There would be no shame in Liverpool trying again and hoping to convince Sanchez to finally become their new Suarez.
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