ARSENAL fear star striker Alexis Sanchez is about to down tools in a bid to force his way out of the club.
And the £50million-rated star’s Chile international team-mate Claudio Bravo told him: “We’d welcome you at Manchester City.” Sanchez, 28, is in the final year of his contract and has set his heart on a move to the Etihad or Paris Saint-Germain.
He is due to report back for pre-season training tomorrow after being given an extended summer break by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.
No one at the club knows if he will turn up after he posted an Instagram selfie claiming to be “sick” and his representatives then saying he has flu.
Wenger has told Sanchez he must see out his contract, despite making it clear he wants to leave.
And City keeper Bravo added fuel to the fire by insisting: “If he decides to go, we’ll wait for him with open arms at City.”
Sanchez has rejected a £275,000-a-week deal to stay at Arsenal and is now deciding whether to make a formal transfer request. Former Arsenal striker Alan Smith feels the club have to cash in now.
He told talkSPORT: “It’s a no-brainer. You’ve got to let him go, get the money and move on.
“At Arsenal it’s happened time and time again when players are allowed to run their contracts down.
“What the owners think about keeping a player you could get £60m for and then letting him go for nothing in 12 months’ time, I don’t know.”
From The Sun
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