Arsenal have received a significant boost on the eve of the season with Paris Saint-Germain dropping their interest in Alexis Sanchez following the world record signing of Neymar.

At the same time Chelsea and Manchester United have received encouragement to pursue a deal to sign Serge Aurier after PSG decided to put the right-back up for sale.

Aurier is highly-rated by PSG but after the arrival of Dani Alves and with the Belgium international right-back Thomas Meunier also at the club it has been decided that he can leave to kick-start his career elsewhere.

PSG had been close to making a move, and were confident of succeeding, for Sanchez before they agreed the extraordinary £198million deal to sign Neymar from Barcelona.