Sam’s big tour boost

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SAM WARBURTON will be fit to tour New Zealand with the British & Irish Lions, despite being ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury.

Lions chief Warren Gatland names his final touring party next week, with Warburton (left) a candidate to be captain.

Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson said: “Sam has a medial strain which won’t interfere with the Lions.”

final 12 months of his deal and the Gunners will be forced to cash in on him or risk losing him for nothing in 2018.

Guardiola’s pursuit of Sanchez will raise further question marks about City ace Sergio Aguero.

Despite signing a new contract this season, Aguero has refused to pledge his long-term future to the club.

Chelsea’s interest in Sanchez is well known and City’s move comes as Arsenal’s season threatens to descend into complete meltdown.

Starsport understands there are deep divisions inside the dressing room and tension is also growing between Arsene Wenger and chief executive Ivan Gazidis.

Motions

Gunners fans have been fighting amongst themselves for weeks and turned on Wenger and his team after the 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Monday.

Gunners boss Wenger was forced to deny he had lost the dressing room after his side’s defeat at Selhurst Park.

But questions are now being asked about whether he can turn the situation around, with one source claiming some players are “just going through the motions”.

The Frenchman’s relationship with Gazidis has been strained ever since the Arsenal CEO told a fans’ forum the team’s poor form would be a “catalyst for change”.