Alexis Sanchez agrees new five-year deal in principle

The 27-year-old now earns £130,000-a-week and that figure would then rise to around £150,000, with major incentives written in. It doesn’t matter who plays from the start, we’re always there. We look ahead to their next four Premier League fixtures and predict how well they would do against the opposition.

That certainly is high praise from the club captain and Gooners are hoping both players can push the club to greater heights for years to come.

And Smith, who spent seven years with the north Londoners, has joined those fans by urging the Frenchman to rest the 26-year-old for Saturday’s game against West Brom.

Arteta, in an interview with Match of the Day magazine, also believes Arsenal can maintain a title push despite the crippling injury list which has struck down Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Danny Welbeck.

“You learn from your mistakes and we can measure ourselves with the best”.

“The only disappointing thing is the injuries. Everything is in out hands, we just need to take it!”

“We need to win trophies”.

Furthermore, the newspaper say that La Liga giants Real Madrid are interested in signing him, while Manchester United have also been credited with a shock interest in Sanchez, as per Don Balon (via Daily Star).

But according the Mirror, Sanchez and his representatives have agreed a five-year deal in principle that would keep him at the Emirates Stadium until 2020.

Nolito has declared he won’t sign a new contract until “a detail” has been ironed out.

Arsenal’s No. 17 has been something of a creative force too, manufacturing 20 chances; a total bettered by only Santi Cazorla (34) and Mesut Ozil (54) in the Gunners ranks.