Arsenal boss: Sanchez situation is not clear

Winning the League Cup would be Wenger’s 11th major trophy as Arsenal boss and he has never won the competition before. He’s been with Pep and has more of an idea. The only word I can say is the what everyone says – he is a phenomenal player.

“It’s where it’s at, Manchester City, you have to pay the respect that they are due, they are flying”.

Sanchez’s contract at Arsenal expires at the end of the season, and Wenger has accepted the Chile global could leave in the January transfer window. City previously offered $27.3 million for the player during the January transfer window, according to reports.

Asked if Sanchez will be replaced if he leaves, Wenger said: “Yes”.

Questioned as to whether there was any truth in the rumour, the Arsenal manager was coy. “I don’t know really how the situation goes now. I have nothing to add to what I said before on that”.

Stoke City are in a hard situation, sitting in 18th place in Premier League.

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“Sanchez is an Arsenal player”.

Arsenal should sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Manchester United if they end up losing Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, former Gunners midfielder Paul Merson has said.

“Meanwhile, Sanchez has reportedly fallen out with his Arsenal teammates, which could have hastened Arsene Wenger’s decision to allow him to leave”.

“It gives a lot of tranquillity and takes away any kind of pressure from the guy that comes behind you”.

Wenger also confirmed that he has no intention of leaving himself, amidst continuing question marks over his own position. “But there’s always a way to find a different balance”.

“Alexis would have played but this is a hard period for him”.

Those at the Etihad Stadium have made most of the running in a protracted pursuit of the Arsenal forward, with Goal revealing on Friday that they still head the queue to secure his services.

“Our squad was built not to have new players in January, we build a squad with this idea, with this philosophy that I share with Mr Woodward and the owners, normally the investment is to be made in the summer”, Mourinho said.