We should make a bid for this guy if we get CL football, offer him more money than the other two clubs, he'd be perfect for us. it'd be a waste to see him in a 1 horse race.
Alexis Sanchez | Staying at Arsenal after City deal falls apart
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If Bayern or any other Non PL Team is interested Arsenal will do feck to sell him to us. No way we will be able to pull off another RvP.
I did not know that Costa is so unpopular among Bayern fans. The few times I have seen him Play he looked to become one hell of a winger.
I did not know that Costa is so unpopular among Bayern fans. The few times I have seen him Play he looked to become one hell of a winger.
Had a decent run over a couple of games. However, declined badly and is not as good as a lot on here tend to make him.
Hope we stand clear from Costa and let Spurs pay a sum for him.
If we get CL football I can see a couple of massive signings coming. We can offer Sanchez something near Rooney's deal, which is a big upgrade for him, and CL football. I don't think Chelsea can match us financially and City seem to have much more pressing concerns (GK, LB, RB, CM)
Hope we dont go for him. Will cost more than he is worth long term. He can go to city or Bayern
At 28 years of age we should easily get 3-4 quality years out if him.
It was worth getting 1 great year out of van Persie. This could be even better business.
I will have to disagree with you. A player like Sanchez brings you instant success and whatever money spent on him is a truly money well spent. He is a serial winner and i would go as far as saying a Jose tailor made player.
Sadly Arsenal will never do that level of business with us ever again. They would rather sell him to PSG or Bayern for less.
It's all in Sanchez' hands, he holds all the cards since the contract is as it is, Arsenal can't just decide who they sell to unless Sanchez agrees. He can threaten to run down his contract and leave on a free next season unless he goes where he wants.
Would be perfect.
and what has he won actually?
- He didnt win anything at Udinese.
- He was a passenger at Barcelona, who deemed him surplus after 3 seasons, sold him to Arsenal and got a great player in Suarez.They won the league but he played a lesser role in a team that had Messi, Iniesta and Xavi. His contributions were at a similar level to Pedro's. In fact many considered him a flop at Barcelona.
- At Arsenal, which is the only team in which you can say he is the main man, they finally won the FA cup last year, possibly repeat this year, and finished 5th this season. Not my idea of success
He is a very good player but not a great player. At 28, he is at the peak of his form but he is not good enough to be our main man upfront and he is too old to be a long term investment.
We are not at a stage where we are looking for a final piece, like was the case with RvP. We are rebuilding and need either players that are currently great or very good young players that can be great in the near future. Sanchez is neither of those.
I reckon he's nailed on to go to Bayern.
They need a great player to replace the aging Ribery (34, now) and Douglas Costa has failed to become that man, while also managing to piss off the Bayern hierarchy in the process. Bayern could easily corner Arsenal, knowing that the Gunners would hate to lose Sanchez either on a free next year or to a domestic rival. So they would probably have to pay just over £30m to get the job done, while easily offloading Douglas Costa for a similar amount of money to offset the cost. A win-win for them.
Second most likely destination would be Juventus. He would take Mandzukic's place in the line up. Especially if Juve lose Alex Sandro and replace him with a more defensive minded fullback.
I don't think he'll stay at Arsenal or move to another English club if he has such prestigious suitors from abroad. The English league is very competitive at the top and there's a very realistic chance he could end up in a similar situation in a years time (out of top 4). Joining Juventus or Bayern would almost guarantee him a league title (definitely guarantee him CL football) and even a fair chance at winning the CL. None of the EPL clubs can claim that they are in such strong position.
Unless of course he's very driven by money in which case he might join an EPL club or move to China, but I reckon these are outside chances.
They need a great player to replace the aging Ribery (34, now) and Douglas Costa has failed to become that man, while also managing to piss off the Bayern hierarchy in the process. Bayern could easily corner Arsenal, knowing that the Gunners would hate to lose Sanchez either on a free next year or to a domestic rival. So they would probably have to pay just over £30m to get the job done, while easily offloading Douglas Costa for a similar amount of money to offset the cost. A win-win for them.
Second most likely destination would be Juventus. He would take Mandzukic's place in the line up. Especially if Juve lose Alex Sandro and replace him with a more defensive minded fullback.
I don't think he'll stay at Arsenal or move to another English club if he has such prestigious suitors from abroad. The English league is very competitive at the top and there's a very realistic chance he could end up in a similar situation in a years time (out of top 4). Joining Juventus or Bayern would almost guarantee him a league title (definitely guarantee him CL football) and even a fair chance at winning the CL. None of the EPL clubs can claim that they are in such strong position.
Unless of course he's very driven by money in which case he might join an EPL club or move to China, but I reckon these are outside chances.
Swaps never happen, but something like Costa and 12-15M for Sanchez seems like a no-brainer. Sanchez gets his move, Bayern get a replacement for Ribery, Costa gets to start every game and Arsenal would get a bit more money to spend elsewhere.
Well, since you obviously don't rate him as highly as me, we will have to agree to disagree.
Imo he's the best attacking player in the league, along with Hazard.
That is until Griezman is here.
What I have provided are based on facts and not just my opinion.
Other top teams have younger cores in their attack while you are suggesting we get a 28yr old player that is not good enough to carry us or have us build our attack around him going forward.
Cheslea: Hazard 26,most likely getting Lukaku/Morata 24
Spurs: Kane 23, Eriksen 25, Alli 21, Son 24
City: De Bruyne 25, Jesus 20, Sane 21
For teams like Juve and Bayern, where other pieces are in place, then yes he is a great addition, but in our current situation we cannot afford such luxury.
The signing of RvP was good in the short term but negatively affected the long term of the attack.
Your facts are no indicator on how Sanchez would impact our team.
Not winning anything at Udinese, really? I doubt Messi would win anything over there tbh.
I'm basing my opinion on watching Sanchez play regularly. For me he's a top class player and one who would improve us massively.
Top player but where would he play? On the left to take Martial's position? I don't think he's the type of CF that Mourinho wants so can't play there. And Griezmann should play behind the striker with Mkhitaryan on the right so no place for him in those positions either. Best case scenario is probably Bayern or Juventus.
Mkhi at 10 or nothing. Griezmann can play up top as well.
Hope he goes to Bayern and we can have a clear path to Griezmann and Silva
Seems that that is exactly what's happening judging by the tweet in the twitter thread
Literally anywhere, we don't have Neymar, Suarez and Messi up front ffs.
Fingers crossed. I see them as our biggest threat to both or one of them if they decide to spend the cash
Our finishing has been dogshite most of the season, he can play anywhere he wants.
You want little Sanchez to play up front, with little Griezmann behind? How do you think Mourinho would feel about that?
Put him on the left then and sell Martial.
Hopefully, doesn't go to one of our league rivals. May as well be handing Chelsea/City the title for next season if he goes there.
If we aren't getting him I sincerely hope he goes abroad. He would definitely have an RVP-esque effect on either City or Chelsea.
After 2 seasons? Jesus.
this is the big worry. I can't see Sanchez staying play Europa League. I think that's been a big reason for the contract stalling. If Arsenal got CL, then at least it was striving towards something.
Plus you have wenger saying he won't sell to PL teams again. My hope is that bayern come in and take him before city and chelsea start making offers that look too good.
Apparently Chile tweeted their squad selection with Sanchez listed as playing for Bayern 
Sure, man. You need to fit Sanchez into the side in any way possible.
Apparently Chile tweeted their squad selection with Sanchez listed as playing for Bayern
Is this actually legit? And no Photoshop etc.
Unless they've changed it, it says Arsenal with their badge now.
Crap... that's my fantasy league fecked for next year!
Makes more sense for him to go to Bayern than Chelsea if Lukaku indeed ends up at Chelsea.
Yeah that one seems done. Now get Verrati as well and I'm happy.
How can Sanchez be considered a luxury, yet Griezmann would not be? Sanchez can play as a 9 or 10, or on either wing. Listening to most on here, Griezmann isn't that good out wide, can't play as a 9, and so we are spending 85m on a player whose best position would be behind a 9, that we haven't yet got, but would still need after laying out on Griezmann. Sanchez scores plenty of goals wherever he plays, and considering we need a goalscorer, why not spend it on a versatile proven PL goalscorer who can play in multiple positions, with fantastic work-rate, and can hold and carry the ball as well as anybody?
Let's not forget, RVP hadn't won anything before he came here. I think the arguments against signing him were far more valid than they are for not signing Sanchez. Yet RVP was a huge success for us despite the misgivings of many. He upped his standard, and achieved his potential here. Why couldn't Sanchez do likewise?
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