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Alexis Sanchez is getting ribbed by his Arsenal teammates over his botched Manchester City move, says Chuba Akpom.

Pep Guardiola was desperate to take the Chile star to the Emirates but the Gunners refused to sell after failing to sign a replacement.

Sanchez has returned to the Gunners fold but looks set to leave for nothing when his contract expires next summer, with PSG reportedly willing to give him a £9million signing-on fee in a bid to secure his signature.

However, the 28-year-old has been on the receiving end of some stick from his teammates after failing to secure a switch to the Etihad.

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Akpom told the Daily Star : “We do banter about it to be fair. But at the end of the day, he’s still at Arsenal.

"Everyone is happy, the fans are happy and he’s happy.

“I think with a player like Sanchez he just blocks it out because all he wants to do is play football.

“He’s so focused on football, he blocks out a lot of negativity and transfer rumours.”