Alexis Sanchez (Out)

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Maybe PSG are offering 35m for Renato Sanches?

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

The 500,000 p/w is even more hilarious

I can believe that, aren't they rolling in cash?

 

[Devil_in_Disguise]

If you think any club will pay more than £50m for a 28yr old on his last year of his contract, you need to have a word with yourselves.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

If you think any club will pay more than £50m for a 28yr old on his last year of his contract, you need to have a word with yourselves.

4 years left at the top level and one of the best players in the world. If you think we'll accept 50m or lower you need to have a word with yourself.

 

[Rimaal]

500k/pw is the fee Sanchez needs to play CL.

Good riddance.

 

[Sniper Mik]

I can believe that, aren't they rolling in cash?

Who knows, if they're going to make someone the highest paid player along with Messi, I'm guessing it's gonna be Neymar and not Sanchez

 

[Furious]

If you think any club will pay more than £50m for a 28yr old on his last year of his contract, you need to have a word with yourselves.

Well, you're paying 50M for the 28 years old Matic

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

Who knows, if they're going to make someone the highest paid player along with Messi, I'm guessing it's gonna be Neymar and not Sanchez

They can probably afford both!

 

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The Guardian are saying £40.3 opening offer

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...gning-neymar-alexis-sanchez-arsenal-barcelona

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

If you think any club will pay more than £50m for a 28yr old on his last year of his contract, you need to have a word with yourselves.

By asking for a higher fee, we're telling everybody, for the millionth time, that he is not for sale!!!!

 

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If you think any club will pay more than £50m for a 28yr old on his last year of his contract, you need to have a word with yourselves.

Well, United paid 40m for Mkhitaryan, who is utter trash in comparison with Sanchez

 

[ArtetaCognition]

The CL is undoubtedly a valid point. Domestically the argument is 70m now or 40m in June. While less it is a huge chunk or change and not the nothing people have painted if we lose Alexis next year.

The CL goes out the window if Alexis goes abroad. We aren't strengthening a rival for that spot and weakening ourselves. It becomes a 40m (lose Alexis for free but qualify) vs 110m (sell Alexis and qualify) question because we haven't given someone in the league the best player in the league simultaneously making it harder for us and easier for them.

If Alexis goes Giroud must stay. And we must spend the money we get and the rest of our kitty.

Yeah. I think both you and @Slartibartfast are making good points. I guess my problem is that it is all hypothetical because we cannot automatically equate that losing Sanchez = no CL and vice versa.

 

[Rimaal]

The Guardian are saying £40.3 opening offer

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...gning-neymar-alexis-sanchez-arsenal-barcelona

Yes, posted it yesterday.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Yeah. I think both you and @Slartibartfast are making good points. I guess my problem is that it is all hypothetical because we cannot automatically equate that losing Sanchez = no CL and vice versa.

Well, it's not automatic. Nothing is certain. But my thinking is that Alexis, being the experienced finished product that he is and already integrated with the club, gives Arsenal a better chance than any player they could reasonably get to replace him this summer. I mean, Messi, Suarez and the like aren't going to be available. So you'd be replacing him with, at best, Lemar. Now Lemar might be a better choice even as soon as two years from now (and I certainly hope to see him at Arsenal), but right now Arsenal needs to give themselves the best chance for this season.

 

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Yes, posted it yesterday.

Oh, sorry madam

 

[samshere]

Sky are rubbish. It was reported that he asked for 400k from Arsenal, but now he wants 500k from PSG? Why would he ask for more when he's made it clear that he wants CL and PSG are one of the only clubs that are after him who have a genuine chance of winning it.

 

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Well, it's not automatic. Nothing is certain. But my thinking is that Alexis, being the experienced finished product that he is and already integrated with the club, gives Arsenal a better chance than any player they could reasonably get to replace him this summer. I mean, Messi, Suarez and the like aren't going to be available. So you'd be replacing him with, at best, Lemar. Now Lemar might be a better choice even as soon as two years from now (and I certainly hope to see him at Arsenal), but right now Arsenal needs to give themselves the best chance for this season.

We are already improving our chances of CL qualification by signing Lacaz & Kola, add to that Iwobi being more mature, Xhaka now settled, and still more players to come in. Sure, the ideal is to keep Alexis but I don't go along with the thought that if he leaves we can kiss goodbye to qualifying for Cl or even winning the PL. We would have to bring in Lemar for starters and another top player. If we do that then by Jan we will be saying Alexis who.

 

[MarkGunner25]

Think if Alexis leaves we should go all out and go for Mertens really think he'd be the ideal replacement still short in midfield still would it be too much to ask for Lemar too

 

[Penn_]

Main fear would be that we don't have a plan in place should he go and may be forced to keep players that would otherwise be allowed to leave.

Even Lemar and Mahrez wouldn't be enough to replace him.

 

[Latymer]

What's he on now?

This is what happens when you put jokers like Theo on 140K

Alexis is 5X the player and puts in 5X the effort so he wants 5X the money