Alexis Sanchez

[Colin Bells Boots]

I agree. 70m on a player who is 30 next year is a bit much.

Won't see it like that if he helps win PL and helps the club progress in CL

 

[flb]

They're hardly going to come out and say that he's unhappy whilst they're negotiating a fee with us. This is just them trying to gain any leverage that they can.

Wengers mentally unstable mate , would he stick two fingers up? Yep, he would !

 

[flb]

That is why I'm inclined to believe the "transfer request" rumours, despite the denials. I think Arsenal must have promised him that they'd listen to offers so long as he kept quiet, but with the transfer window closing it would make sense that he may become impatient.

Plausible but why drop Lacazette ?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Anyone really believe Sanchez will watch Ox force a move to a CL club and sit on his hands? If there hasn't been an official transfer request tonight, i'll be staggered if there isn't one by tomorrow night.

It would seem to be the likely move by Sanchez.

 

[BillyShears]

all well and good if he does but have we put another bid in surely we can not wait for him to do this first?

No mate. Quite the opposite. We can wait until deadline day. If Sanchez puts his TR in, and his agent makes it plain that he won't be a willing participant in their upcoming season and will sign for someone else in Jan on a free, then they'll do a deal on deadline day.

 

[citizens_1976]

I personally think Wenger will walk if the club sell Sanchez to City this window.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

I personally think Wenger will walk if the club sell Sanchez to City this window.

Lets hope they keep him, then.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

I personally think Wenger will walk if the club sell Sanchez to City this window.

Then it's a win win situation for us and Arsenal.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Nice to see Ric sharing my view and being able to see the wood from the trees without the blue tinted specs on.

I'd rather have blue tinted specs than a brown tongue ;-)

 

[leewill31]

No mate. Quite the opposite. We can wait until deadline day. If Sanchez puts his TR in, and his agent makes it plain that he won't be a willing participant in their upcoming season and will sign for someone else in Jan on a free, then they'll do a deal on deadline day.

Cutting it bloody close but i can see the reasoning :)

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Let's offer them Patrick Viera for Alexis. They get a new manager, we get the player we want.

Why would we want to throw Partick to that set of cnuts ?

He's too good a guy for that.

 

[almir]

what happened with Ric's ITK posts? He used to post some info back at the beginning of the summer, that dried now completely.

 

[Homar]

Plausible but why drop Lacazette ?

Don't think of it as dropping Lacazette. Think of it as purposely starting Sanchez in a desperate attempt to improve their negotiating position. Their line had been that they are willing to keep him and risk losing him for free next year. Not playing him would have sent the opposite message and severely reduced any leverage that they have.

I'm very confident that Arsenal are resigned to selling him to us. They're just trying to squeeze as much money out of us as possible. They'll need it because that squad is not nearly capable of finishing top four. I expect Arsenal to do a lot of business over the next few days.

 

[BillyShears]

The worry is that they're in such a mess now that selling Sanchez could be the final straw for fans and they'll have a full-on mutiny on their hands. It could strengthen their resolve not to let him leave, regardless of the cost.

You mean it can get worse than what is already going on there ? Hahaha. Honestly I'm not convinced mate. I think they reached bottom of the barrel when the third Liverpool goal went in. Be staggered if they try and 'force' Sanchez to stay.

 

[chesterbells]

Then it's a win win situation for us and Arsenal.

My thoughts exactly! The arsenal fans will desperate for us to sign Sanchez if that's the case

 

[TravisBickle]

I personally think Wenger will walk if the club sell Sanchez to City this window.

I think most Arsenal fans would take this tbh

 

[uteblue]

If the players we have all start playing up to their potential we wouldn't need Sanchez, hopefully if we don't get him that's what they will do

 

[flb]

Don't think of it as dropping Lacazette. Think of it as purposely starting Sanchez in a desperate attempt to improve their negotiating position. Their line had been that they are willing to keep him and risk losing him for free next year. Not playing him would have sent the opposite message and severely reduced any leverage that they have.

I'm very confident that Arsenal are resigned to selling him to us. They're just trying to squeeze as much money out of us as possible. They'll need it because that squad is not nearly capable of finishing top four. I expect Arsenal to do a lot of business over the next few days.

You see I'd have started Lacazette hoping to be in front after 60 minutes and bring him on to a heroes welcome, Wengers off his tits -anything could happen!

Sanchez on his haunches looked anything like a man who's got his dream move!

 

[kippaxblue76]

https://twitter.com/YourMCFC

This lad doing a poll on it.

 

[manimanc]

The Ox one worries me , will he really let both go?

I find it strange he started with the ox and Sanchez who are both unhappy, unsettled and seeing the last year out.
To me it seems he played them both as a last hurrah and a goodbye to the arsenal fans and subbing them both after an hour speak volumes, in my eyes it does anyway.
In answer to your question I think he'll let both go yes.