Arsene has previous of telling players that they're staying and eventually player power wins. Sanchez is a winner, he's not going to accept a season of mediocrity that will await at Arsenal.
Its now or never really, a lot can change in one season. Lacazette was nailed on for Atletico, they got a transfer ban, he decided it's better to go to Arsenal than wait for Atletico.
Sanchez will sign a new contract or Arsenal will sell him. Simple as that, can't believe some posters are so extremely deluded they think that Sanchez will stay without signing a new deal. It's too much of a gamble for a club that NEVER gambles.
Sanchez kissing the badge today, clearly a joke. Ozil whispers to him to kiss it and he does so with Zero passion, they are both taking the piss.
Why would Sanchez hand in a transfer request now? We probably don't even want that. It's only August 3, still almost a whole month left. As time goes on our position only gets stronger and the price falls. It's a game of who blinks first, Arsenal HAVE to blink so we are waiting on them. Wouldn't mind the saga extending until the eve of Liverpool away on the 27th, a major distraction, Sanchez puts in a transfer request, we bid 40m and he joins. It's either 40m, 20m in January or 0 next summer along with months of media speculation and rumors, Wenger will get asked every press conference about Sanchez, and a number of clubs will already be making offers to him in November trying to get him to sign a pre contract.
Open your eyes people, Sanchez is not Messi or Ronaldo, even if they were in the last year of their deals, both clubs would sell and reinvest the money especially if a player was dead set on leaving. This is one big game that is being played out in the media.
I'm almost certain Sanchez will be our new number 9.