Arsenal transfer news: Alexis Sanchez in shock ultimatum to Arsene Wenger – demanding £300k a week wages to stay
With a mega £500,000-a-week offer on the table from China, Sanchez has given a warning to the Arsenal board
ALEXIS SANCHEZ has told Arsenal: Come up with the right money if you really want me.
The Gunners have offered their star striker a new £180,000-a-week deal — still way short of the £300k a week he wants.
With a mega £500,000-a-week offer on the table from China, Sanchez warned the Arsenal board: “It doesn’t depend on me as much as it does the club if they want to show confidence in me.”
SunSport exclusively revealed yesterday ex-Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is ready to make Sanchez, 27, the world’s highest-paid player at Chinese club Hebei China Fortune.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger admitted he is powerless to stop the Chilean moving when his current £130,000-a-week Emirates contract ends in 18 months.
Wenger said: “If people want to go to China, they go to China.
“I have completely different worries than China ahead of Sunday’s Manchester City game.”
Wenger claims he is unconcerned Sanchez and his fellow Emirates superstar Mesut Ozil, 28, have yet to sign new deals.
But in a Sky Sports interview, Arsenal’s top scorer Sanchez put the ball in the club’s court.
He said: “It depends more on Arsenal than me. I’m focused more on winning football matches.
“I’ve got an agent who deals with all of this. I’ve told him I don’t want to speak about it too much. I’m trying not to let it bother me — that’s not what I want. We’ll see when it’s all resolved.
“I’m very happy at the club, I love the staff, I’m very grateful to everybody here. I enjoy the relationship with the fans. I want to achieve more for them.
“I want to win the Premier League and the Champions League with Arsenal because that’s what the club is missing.”