Alexis Sanchez’s future at Arsenal remains in question.
Arsenal continue to come under pressure over the future of star man Alexis Sanchez, with The Telegraph reporting he has his heart set on Manchester City.
Bayern Munich are interested too but Sanchez would prefer a switch to City, where he would be reunited with his former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola.
Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez
The report claims that while Arsenal are reluctant to sell, they are fearful of seeing Sanchez walk on a free transfer and joining City next summer anyway.
By selling, The Gunners could receive an estimated £50 million.
Arsenal have sold top players to the Manchester clubs before, most infamously letting Robin van Persie sign for United in 2013 in similar circumstances.
Alexis Sanchez fights for the ball with Victor Wanyama
This time the Gunners do not even have Champions League football in their favour.
Just like letting Van Persie leave was a PR disaster for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, there would be an even heavier backlash if Sanchez was sold.
The only way it could be deemed in any way acceptable to supporters would be if Arsenal were successful in securing their top transfer targets like Kylian Mbappe, Thomas Lemar and Alexandre Lacazette, but even then it would still be tough to stomach.
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