According to reports in The Mirror, Arsenal are ready to listen to offers in excess of £25m for Alexis Sanchez during the January transfer window following his patchy form this season.
What’s the word, then?
Well, The Mirror says that the Chile international is a target for Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, with the French club ready to make a bid this month.
However, The Mirror suggests that the 29-year-old would prefer to join the former on a free transfer next summer, but an injury to Gabriel Jesus may force Pep Guardiola to wrap up a deal now instead.
The report adds that the Gunners are willing to listen to offers of more than £25m with Jack Wilshere expected to sign a new deal and Mesut Ozil likely to at least stay until his contract expires in the summer.
How has Sanchez done this season?
He certainly hasn’t been at the same level he has shown previously for Arsenal, and he has often looked disinterested on the pitch.
The Chilean forward has scored eight goals and provided a further four assists in 20 appearances in all competitions for the north London outfit this term, and he has netted three times in his previous three Premier League outings.
However, he has often failed to make an impression for the Gunners, which is one of the reasons Wenger could look to cash in on him this month.
Should they sell if they are offered £25m?
They probably should do, yes.
It seems as though Sanchez has no intention of signing a new deal and considering Arsenal are only likely to be fighting for the EFL Cup, FA Cup and Europa League – which Sanchez hasn’t featured in yet – in the second-half of the campaign, they may not feel it is worth keeping an unhappy player.
£25m for a player with only a few months left on his contract would be a good deal, and it would also be an amount they could put towards someone like Monaco’s Thomas Lemar to replace the 29-year-old in the long-term.
