City mega bid for ‘sick’ Alexis

MANCHESTER CITY are prepared to pay Alexis Sanchez close to the staggering £400,000 per week he wants. And the saga surrounding the wantaway Arsenal forward took an intriguing twist yesterday after he posted a sombre picture of himself (left) tagged as ‘sick’ on his Instagram account. Arsenal confirmed that Sanchez is due back for pre-season training tomorrow. If he doesn’t report for duty, fears of a move to City will only grow.

Sportsmail understands 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 £50million offer for winger Thomas Lemar.