Man City not prepared to pay £35m for Alexis Sanchez
Manchester City are not prepared to pay Arsenal’s transfer fee demand for Alexis Sanchez.
It is understood Arsenal are demanding £35m for the Chile international, while agents are likely to receive another £5m on top, totalling a £40m deal before the player’s potential wages are taken into account.
The Premier League leaders are understood to be unwilling to go beyond a £20m fee for Sanchez, given there is a chance they could get him for nothing when his Gunners contract expires at the end of the season.
With Manchester United also interested, City are prepared to risk losing out on the player altogether.
City believe Sanchez is keen to join them and link up with manager Pep Guardiola for a second time, following their successful spell together at Barcelona.
Sanchez is keen to leave Arsenal in the current window and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger appeared resigned to losing him in his pre-match news conference on Friday, ahead of Sunday’s trip to Bournemouth.
But he said: “A bidding war is always beneficial to the club who can take advantage of it, but we are not in that.
“It’s not that I don’t want to inform you. I don’t want to give you wrong information. At the moment, nothing is decided one way or another.
“I maintain what I said. many times, that normally he should stay here until the end of the season, but we will see.”
More Stories
CWCL: OKPEBHOLO URGES EDO QUEENS TO RETURN HOME WITH THE TROPHY
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday urged the Edo Queens FC of Benin, representing Nigeria in the ongoing...
UPDATE: UEFA APPOINTS ETHICS, DISCIPLINARY INSPECTOR TO INVESTIGATE PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE COOTE
Following the release of a video purporting to show Premier League referee David Coote sniffing white powder during Euro 2024,...
OUTRAGE IN ARGENTINA AS INFLUENCER LINES UP FOR FIRST DIVISION MATCH
An Argentinian club drew the ire of the country’s football community after selecting an influencer with no professional experience in...
ENTERTAINMENT: PORTUGAL HONOUR CRISTIANO RONALDO WITH #QuinasDeOuro2024 AWARD
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal’s iconic footballer and record-breaking scorer, was honoured Monday night with the prestigious Platinum Quinas trophy at the...
2025 AFCON QUALIFIERS: BENIN VS NIGERIA AND FULL LIST OF OTHER FIXTURES
Countries will compete over the weekend as they vie for spots in the qualification race for the 2025 Africa Cup...
AFCON 2025 QUALIFIERS: SIMON, CHUKWUEZE, SIX OTHERS ARRIVE EARLY IN ABIDJAN
Ahead of their AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda, Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze were among the early arrivals...