Arsenal transfer news: Alexis Sanchez is 100 per cent committed - Arsene Wenger

Sanchez looked set to join Manchester City on deadline day after Arsenal finally agreed to sell him for £55million.

But the transfer failed to come to fruition as Arsenal were unable to sign a replacement for the attacker.

Thomas Lemar was the target for Wenger but the Arsenal boss has confirmed the Monaco ace turned down a move to Emirates which scuppered any hope Sanchez had of leaving.

The Chilean was a frustrated figure during Arsenal's 4-0 defeat to Liverpool last week.  

But when asked if Sanchez would be committed, Wenger told beIN Sports, confirmed: "100 per cent.

"Your interest is always to perform. It was not very close. 

"It's very difficult for me to speak about that because what I want the player to do is now focus on his career, on his season and on Arsenal football club."

Former Arsenal player Stewart Robson believes Sanchez should have been sold and doubts he will put in 100 per cent this season, missing games through ‘injury’.

“Here’s a player who doesn’t want to be at the club,” Robson said on ESPN FC.

“Last year when Arsene Wenger dropped him against Liverpool, he put it out in the press that Alexis Sanchez doesn’t do as much running as people said he did. He wasn’t such a good team player as people said he was, they hung him out to dry. 

“This is a player that doesn’t want to be there. I think, with the World Cup year, at Arsenal he will be injured most of the time, he will just keep himself ticking along, he won’t give maximum performance and he will be ready for Chile. 

“He doesn’t have to put great performances in for Arsenal to be in top form for Chile come the World Cup. It’s a bad, bad move from Arsenal.”