They don't, but track record of the Arsenal bored says they take decisions in context of the full situation. Particularly when money is involved. I'm convinced Arsenal will consider selling because I know with 1 year left on his deal City would sell Aguero for £50m no problem, and Arsenal pockets are much tighter.
That's true, but there's also no guarantee that Arsenal will make the CL even if they keep Sanchez. In fact, it doesn't look guaranteed for any of the top 6 given the competition and how 1-2 rival signings could completely shift such a tight contest. Keeping Sanchez without signing him to a new contract will be extremely risky business for Arsenal.
Bayern were lowballing Dortmund with a 20mil offer iirc. 50mil is a whole different amount of money. Was Suarez down to the last year of his contract? I didn't know that, give you that one but I do think the only reason he signed an extension would have been with the guarantee of getting the move a year later. If you guys can convince Sanchez of the same, you should do that but I can't see it happening because Sanchez knows Real and Barca aren't coming in for him and Bayern won't pay him what he wants so waiting doesn't solve any purpose for him.
It depends on how much money Arsenal really have at their disposal (that they're willing to spend). I think the soft factors like reputation, fan base, sponsorships etc are not going to matter much. Those rarely are swayed much by a single transfer and Arsenal's brand of late is built on playing style rather than success. If Arsenal have the money where even if they miss out on CL next season they can still afford to buy a star to replace Sanchez, they might risk it. Otherwise it would be a complete disaster.
20mil in 2013 is not all that different than 50mil in 2017. First problem is no way can his production be replaced by 50 mil so already in selling Alexis, Arsenal is losing value on the pitch.
Then there is this chain reaction to avoid. two years old but newest I could find briefly. The trends are the same.
Chelsea and Liverpool have been growing their commercial revenue at a faster pace than Arsenal. Sell Sanchez this summer and as I mentioned Arsenal loses reputation, which means decreasing global fanbase and exposure which means a lot less money in commercial revenue over the next decade. Finish 6th or even 7th next year without Sanchez and Arsenal will probably fall well behind in Chelsea and Liverpool in the next round of commercial deals. That is far more important, keeping up on the commercial side world wide than just pocketing 50 mil this summer.
Arsenal can afford to keep Alexis for another year and let him go for free. They absolutely cannot afford the permanent loss of reputation and eventual commercial income over a decade if they sell Sanchez to a PL rival this summer. and allowing Chelsea and Liverpool to keep outpacing in commercial revenue growth.
Hola, a man of few words.
I highly doubt Arsenal can really afford Mbappe, they do this every summer. Being linked with some big names that they never get near purchasing to keep fan appetites whetted. The transfers are getting too expensive while Arsenal are rarely willing to sanction even £30m+ fees.
Something happened with my phone on that post but the post above highlights what I wanted to say in that quote, sorry.
Well, I hope that's the case because it'd suck to see you guys bending over and city strengthening considerably.
I think from a football perspective no player bar Messi and Ronaldo is irreplaceable but the danger for you is that you don't have any other top class attacker to carry the burden and you will be relying on two new guys to hit the ground running. However I think if you got over 50m for him, having already signed Lacazette, buying Lemar would go a long way in filling the gap left by Sanchez on the pitch. Off the pitch however your image will take a battering and the fallout could only be solved by doing something huge on the pith like winning the PL.
Suarez had signed a new long term deal less than a year before Arsenal made their offer, and had four years left on his contract (and even if he hadn't signed the new deal, there were still three years left on his old one). Yes, they refused to sell to a rival, but there was no risk of seeing him go on a free a year later. Had that been the case, they may well have accepted Arsenal's offer of £40m.
Yeah, that's fair, if Arsenal have the money I agree this is what they need to do. I think if signings materialize then Sanchez might agree to an extension, if you pay him enough.
