Arsenal have been caught by the FFP wage cap according to this reporter.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...sanchez-mesut-ozil-new-contract-a7803741.html
Is this reporter's view accurate? You guys must have discussed this?
You are presenting Arsenal's position as if they are dictating events. If this reporter is accurate then Arsenal are backed into a corner and have two choices
1) They keep Sanchez for 12 more months and let him go on a free
2) Sell him to City in this window
An indication as to what Arsenal will do may come from close Arsenal contacts in the media starting to criticise sanchez in public, preparing the ground for the sale.
The other aspect that could be important is if Sanchez and his agent put in a transfer request.
It is very difficult to read what Wenger is going to do. I would prefer Sanchez to stay at Arsenal. I think he has at least one good season left in him, but is he better than Aguero? Arguable. The one feature of his game that is attractive above all else is his personality on the pitch and that is why I think Guardiola wants him. I am not keen as I think his game is going to drop off very quickly as he's an explosive player and they don't age well.
I agree with all this, the most sensible thing to do would be to keep him for a season and let him go after, he ll be 30 in 18 months. I wouldnt even give him 300k for the next 4 years.
As for city, youd be my choice if he has to go to another English club, he'd at best improve your attack by maybe 10%, if he goes to Man utd, hed transform them, they have nothing going forward.
He goes to you and he will be keeping another world class player out of the team, whether its Sane Jesus or Aguero.