Simon Jordan: Alexis Sanchez will leave Arsenal but in right way
Sanchez saw his move to Man City collapse after Arsenal agreed to sell him for around £55million but were unable to sign a replacement in time.
Arsenal wanted Thomas Lemar and were prepared to pay £92m for the Monaco star, however they pulled out late this afternoon.
It means Sanchez will remain at Arsenal at least until January when he can then sign a pre-contract agreement to join another club next summer.
According to the Daily Mirror, Sanchez is devastated to not be joining City having told his Chile team-mates that the deal would be done.
A City source is quoted as saying: “It was Ivan Gazidis who made the first move this morning – calling Ferran to tell him that the second offer was acceptable.
“It came with the proviso that Arsenal had to sign a replacement. But Gazidis indicated that was close to happening.
“It now seems that Arsenal didn't have an agreement with either a club or a player.
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Alexis Sanchez wanted to join Manchester City
“It's disappointing but we hope that the strong relationships we built with Alexis and his advisers will help us in the future.”
And the report says City will make a loan move for Sanchez again in the new year to finally bring the 28-year-old to the Etihad.
Sanchez is expected to start for Chile tonight against Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier.
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