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Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez will be offered £400,000-a-WEEK by Manchester City as Pep Guardiola looks to land £50m top target

Pep Guardiola and club chiefs pulling out all the stops to ensure they snag Arsenal man before the transfer window closes

MANCHESTER CITY are drawing up an eye-watering deal worth £400,000 A WEEK for Alexis Sanchez.

Etihad chiefs have put meticulous plans in place for the Arsenal star’s arrival this month.

 Man City are ready to make Alexis Sanchez the best-paid player in the Premier League
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Man City are ready to make Alexis Sanchez the best-paid player in the Premier LeagueCredit: PA:Press Association
 Sanchez will earn £400k-a-week if he leaves Arsenal for City in a £50m deal
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Sanchez will earn £400k-a-week if he leaves Arsenal for City in a £50m dealCredit: AFP

The £21million-a-year contract would make Sanchez, 28, the Premier League’s highest-paid player on a weekly basic of £325,000 plus £75,000 image rights.

That dwarves the £280,000 a week Paul Pogba earns at neighbours Manchester United.

Boss Pep Guardiola is preparing a £50m bid for the Chilean striker before the transfer window shuts on Thursday week.

City’s Director of Football Txiki Begiristain has been charged with making sure Sanchez is signed and will leave no stone unturned to make the South American star feels at home the moment he arrives.

City will offer him a choice of exclusive rented accommodation in the city and on the outskirts — all paid for by the club.

Sanchez — who is in the final year of his Arsenal contract and refusing to discuss a new deal  —  will also be given advice on where and what to buy if he decides to purchase a property.

 The contract would dwarf Paul Pogba's at Man Utd
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The contract would dwarf Paul Pogba's at Man UtdCredit: Reuters
 Pep Guardiola will stop at nothing to bring Sanchez to the Etihad this summer
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Pep Guardiola will stop at nothing to bring Sanchez to the Etihad this summerCredit: Getty

Guardiola is desperate to sign the striker he bought to Barcelona from Udinese for £25m back in 2011.

They had just one season together before Guardiola quit to manage Bayern Munich.

City have already spent £223million this summer and could wait a year to get Sanchez for free.

But, after failing to win a trophy in his first season in charge, Guardiola is determined to land the Premier League title and the Champions League.




 The pair worked together at Barcelona and are eager for a reunion
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The pair worked together at Barcelona and are eager for a reunionCredit: Rex Features
 City are also set to continue their pursuit of West Brom captain Jonny Evans
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City are also set to continue their pursuit of West Brom captain Jonny EvansCredit: PA:Empics Sport

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And he believes Sanchez, who has scored 72 goals in 144 appearances since the Gunners signed him for £31.7m three years ago, can be the key to his success.

City will also make a fresh bid for Jonny Evans after West Brom turned down £18m for the defender, 29.

City will not stump up Baggies’ £36m asking price but could settle somewhere in the middle.

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