Sanchez will have one year left on his Arsenal contract in the summer and several clubs are looking to sign the Chilean, who has cut a frustrated figure in recent months. Arsenal are reluctant to let Sanchez leave, especially to a club in the Premier League.

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Express Sport understands Arsenal will not accept Sanchez’s near-£400,000-a-week contract demands and that if a solution is not found he will be sold to a club abroad. Chelsea, Manchester United and City are among the domestic clubs interested in Sanchez.

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