Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez hands Pep Guardiola transfer dilemma

By James Robson  OCT 10, 2017

Manchester City missed out on a £60m deal for Alexis Sanchez on transfer deadline day

Pep Guardiola faces having to bring forward plans to sign Alexis Sanchez - or risk missing out on the Arsenal striker.

Manchester City were prepared to wait until the Chilean became a free agent to reignite their interest in him after seeing a £60m deadline day deal collapse.

The hope among the Etihad hierarchy was that Sanchez’ own desire to work with Guardiola would see him hold until the summer.

But growing interest from abroad could force City to move in January, rather than see a European rival land the 28-year-old.

Sanchez is free to talk to foreign clubs from the turn of the year - giving giants like Paris St Germain an advantage over Guardiola.

The French league leaders have been increasingly linked with a move following the public fallout between Neymar and Edinson Cavani last month.

Sanchez was already a PSG target before they signed Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

City’s own hopes depend on Arsenal’s willingness to cash in before their star player becomes a free agent. 

Their failure to sign Thomas Lemar from Monaco saw them block Sanchez’ move to the Etihad on deadline day, despite knowing he would become a free agent at the end of the season.

He is still to sign a new contract, so January would be Arsenal’s last chance to recoup any money on him.

Any offer from City would be significantly lower that the £60m deal that was in place in the summer.


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