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Alexis Sanchez has been offered a new Arsenal deal worth £180,000-a-week, but has been given no assurances about manager Arsene Wenger’s future.

Striker Sanchez is holding out for at least £250,000-a-week and, with no resolution in sight, the club fear negotiations could drag on until NEXT SUMMER.

The Gunners are in a similar situation with their other star man Mesut Ozil, but intriguingly neither player has asked for or been given an indication on whether Wenger will commit his own future to the Emirates.

There is a strong belief at Arsenal that the 67-year-old, whose current contract expires after this season, will sign a new two-year deal.

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But there remains a doubt, as the club knows its fans want to see a sustained title challenge this season.

Wenger is staying tight-lipped on his plans and Arsenal are determined to keep their prized assets even if the manager does end up making his 20th full season in charge his last.

Playmaker Ozil , in particular, gets on well with the Frenchman but both players are driving very hard bargains and the longer talks drag on, the more costly it could become.

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Arsenal are hopeful both will eventually sign, with Ozil set to be offered a deal in excess of £200,000-a-week.

But both are in strong positions.

We revealed last week that there have been concrete offers of around £400,000-a-week for Sanchez from the Chinese Super League, and also that Chelsea are ready to move for the 27-year-old.

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While no-one expects the Chile international, who moved from Barcelona in 2014 for £30million, to leave for China it has given him leverage in talks with the North Londoners.

Ozil is also in demand and knows he can get more money elsewhere.

The Germany international, bought from Real Madrid in 2013 for a club-record £42million, is currently on £140,000-a-week while Sanchez gets £130,000 every seven days.

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There are not many clubs outside the Premier League who would pay them in excess of £200,000-a-week.

But the longer the saga drags on, the more dangerous it becomes for Arsenal — particularly with those underlying doubts over Wenger’s future.