Arsenal to listen to offers around £35m for wantaway Alexis Sanchez this January
Gunners look ready to cash in - but will Chilean stick around in the hope of a free move to Man City in the summer?
ALEXIS SANCHEZ looks as though he will be out of Arsenal in January... maybe for as little as £35million.
Insiders say the Gunners have finally accepted they should cash in during the next transfer window.
They would rather do that rather than risk losing the Chilean striker for nothing at the end of the season.
Arsenal turned down £60m for him from Manchester City during the summer but accept they may have to consider way less this time around.
Paris Saint-Germain are also known to be keen on Sanchez.
It is thought the 29-year-old has his heart set on a move to the Etihad. But City are unlikely to want him next month for fear of upsetting dressing room spirit while they are flying so high.
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So it remains to see if Sanchez is ready to leave the Emirates for anywhere else.
The Daily Mail says members of the Arsenal backroom team have noticed a drop in Sanchez’s work rate in training and matches.
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In particular they were fed up with him in the aftermath of the disappointing 1-1 draw at Southampton on December 10.
Now the cat and mouse transfer talk could begin in earnest.
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And that his team-mates are growing increasingly frustrated at the attacker’s demeanour and application.
The face is many believe he should have gone in the summer.
Should PSG want in then could use long-term Arsenal target Julian Draxler as bait in a potential swap deal.