Alexis Sanchez holds showdown talks with Arsene Wenger as Arsenal ‘offer him mega £290,000-a-week deal’, according to reports

Aug 02, 2017

ALEXIS SANCHEZ has held showdown talks with Arsene Wenger as Arsenal “offer him mega £290,000-a-week deal”, according to reports.

The Chilean star has been tipped to leave the Emirates all summer, with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain eyeing a big-money move.

Alexis Sanchez returned in part to first-team training on Wednesday

Alexis Sanchez has reportedly been offered a new £290,000-a-week deal

But now, the Gunners will be buoyed as the Ligue 1 giants finalise a £196million move for Barcelona star Neymar.

The transfer is already set to test the Financial Fair Play rules, with the French club unlikely to splash another £50m to bring Sanchez to the French capital.

On top of that, Wenger is adamant he will not be selling the Chilean forward to a Premier League rival.

That would suggest he is set to stay, at least for another year at Arsenal – as the club reportedly have offered the mega-bucks contract.

Sanchez took part in some first-team training today, as he was spotted with boss Wenger and went through some drills with defender Shkodran Mustafi.

But having returned to London Colney later than the rest of the squad firstly due to the Confederations Cup and then illness, Sanchez is still some way off the pace.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists stars such as Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil playing with just a year left on contracts is ‘ideal’

Alexis Sanchez was still forced to put in some work by himself as he works back to full fitness

Shkodran Mustafi looked happy to have Alexis Sanchez back in training

The Chile star - who led his country to the final of the tournament in Russia, losing 1-0 to Germany - was also spotted working by himself in the gym.

Sanchez only returned to training full-stop on Tuesday as he was put through his pre-season paces solo.

Recently, it was reported Sanchez would hand in a transfer request in order to force through a move this summer.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger talks about Alexis Sanchez's return and Arsenal's pre-season