Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys believes Arsenal could sanction the sale of Alexis Sanchez to Manchester City, should an irresistible offer be made in the transfer window.
The Chile international has been linked with a Emirates exit all summer, and Keys in his personal blog cites that a deal to the Etihad could be on in the final days of the transfer window.
“Before the season started we posed the question here ‘how long before Arsenal fans start calling for Wenger to go’?” he said.
“Unless something dramatically changes – and I mean dramatically – it won’t be long now. That performance at Stoke could’ve come from any of the last ten seasons.”
“Would Sanchez have made much of a difference? Yes, I believe he would, but what kind of Sanchez are Arsenal going to be playing if he doesn’t get his move to City?”
Meanwhile, the Chilean’s valuation has been another topic of speculation with his contract expiring in a year’s time, and Keys feels that the Gunners would find it hard to turn down a bid of around £70-£75m from City for their attacker.
He added: “My view is the deal with City eventually gets done. If they come back with £70-£75million for a player in the last year of his contract The Gunners would be mad not to take it.”
Should this not suit the Gunners, Keys has come up with an ambitious plan suggesting that Arsene Wenger could try pursuing Sergio Aguero in a potential swap deal, he concluded:
“Here’s a thought – it was fairly obvious at the back end of last season that Guardiola doesn’t really fancy Aguero, so why don’t Arsenal suggest a swap? That way everybody is happy surely?”
The £140,000-a-week star missed the last two weeks of Premier League action with an abdominal strain, but he is due to take part in the Gunners’ trip to Liverpool next weekend.
