Bayern Munich set to offer Alexis Sanchez £350,000-a-week to join from Arsenal and reject Manchester City after dramatic change of heart
German giants ready to break the bank to land unsettled Gunners star Sanchez in £40million deal
BAYERN MUNICH are ready to smash their pay structure to capture Alexis Sanchez ahead of Manchester City.
Bayern are desperately trying to convince the unsettled Arsenal star to swap the Emirates for the Allianz Arena in a £40million move.
And now they are ready to make the 28-year-old the highest paid player at the club by putting together a £350,000-a-week package to tempt him to Munich.
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Sanchez still has one year left on his current deal with the Gunners and though Arsene Wenger wants him to stay, he knows he is fighting a losing battle to keep hold of his star player.
Premier League rivals City have made a strong play in an attempt to take the Chile international to the Etihad Stadium.
But Bayern have now emerged as clear favourites in the battle for his services, with the player's agent Fernando Felicevich already holding talks with the Bundesliga champions.
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski is currently the top earner at Bayern, but claim the club are ready to smash that figure to bring Sanchez in.
Sanchez himself has been unable to play any part in any negotiations while he is away at the Confederations Cup in Russia with Chile.
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He said: “I’m looking at what my agent is doing. For now, I’m focused on the Cup in Russia and trying to do well.
“The truth is that my agent will see to it. He knows and he will sit down with the club to look for the best option for me.
"I’d like a lot of things but I’m only thinking about the national team.”
Wenger has made it clear in the past that he does not want to sell to a Premier League rival should he lose the argument to convince Sanchez to stay.
They are planning to put a deal worth £275,000-a-week on the table in one final effort to persuade the former Barcelona man to stay in north London.
But a departure is now more likely, with Bayern becoming the clear favourites to wrap a deal up.
