City ready to make Sanchez their highest earner
LONDON: Manchester City are prepared to pay Alexis Sanchez close to the staggering £400,000 (RM2.2 million) per week he wants.
And the saga surrounding the wantaway Arsenal forward took an intriguing twist on Friday after he posted a sombre picture of himself tagged as ‘sick’ on his Instagram account.
Arsenal confirmed that Sanchez is due back for pre-season training today. If he doesn’t report for duty, fears of a move to City will only grow.
It was reported that City will make Sanchez the club’s top earner with a deal in the region of £320,000 a week.
But that amount will be topped up by various performance-related bonuses and image rights.
Meanwhile, Monaco have rejected Arsenal’s latest £50 million offer for winger Thomas Lemar.
City players would offer a warm welcome to Sanchez and Claudio Bravo told 24 Horas: “If he decides to go, we'll wait for him with open arms.”
That will be reassuring news for Sanchez, who may have to wait a whole 12 months before eventually joining the goalkeeper at the Etihad Stadium.
Indeed, Arsene Wenger has insisted the club would rather lose Sanchez for nothing next summer than sell now.
Of course, Arsenal will still hope to eventually convince Sanchez to sign a contract extension at the club, but the prospect of such an occurrence is looking bleaker than ever. Daily Mail