What now for Alexis Sánchez? Following reports that Arsenal’s star striker was benched by Arsène Wenger against Liverpool on the back of a diva strop at a training session last week, speculation remains rife that the Chilean’s days at the Emirates are numbered. With his current deal set to expire next summer, Sánchez is stalling over a new contract and has made no secret of his displeasure with the state of affairs at Arsenal with his more than passable impersonations of Kevin The Teenager.
According to the Guardian’s man on the Arsenal beat, this training ground tantrum “will do nothing to counter the impression that Sánchez has had enough at Arsenal”. The good people at Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus are cackling and rubbing their hands together with glee. The French champions are believed to be offering the striker £300,000 per week, a whole lot more more than the new and improved stipend Arsenal have proposed.
Of course Sánchez is not the only Arsenal employee dithering over his next move, as the manager who dropped him over the weekend is also pondering his future. John Cross, the Mirror’s man in the Arsenal know, says it’s a coin toss whether or not Wenger stays or goes and reckons that Arsenal suits are “weighing up potential replacements” in case the Frenchman heads for the door marked “Do One”. Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri is in pole position to take over at the Emirates should the unthinkable happen.
The name of Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha remains at the top of Mauricio Pochettino’s shopping list, but the Tottenham manager will have to convince White Hart Lane bean-counters to part with £30m if he’s to take the 24-year-old north of the river.
Paris Saint-Germain are believed to be interested in taking out-of-form striker Daniel Sturridge on loan from Liverpool in the hope of kick-starting his stalled career, but the long-term Manchester United target Victor Lindelof is on the verge of signing a new deal with Benfica.
Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette has no shortage of suitors, with Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United all believed to be interested in getting the Frenchman on board. The player himself has said he’d like to play for Barcelona, but is unlikely to settle for life kicking his heels on the bench secretly hoping Neymar, Lionel Messi or Luis Suárez gets injured.
And finally, both Manchester City and Manchester United want to sign Ajax whelp Daishawn Redan, but will face stiff competition from PSG and RB Leipzig in the race to secure the 15-year-old’s sought-after scrawl.
