Arsene Wenger hints at what Alexis Sanchez is REALLY earning after move to Manchester United
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Arsene Wenger has hinted that Alexis Sanchez is earning even more than £600,000-a-week at Manchester United.
The forward swapped the Emirates for Old Trafford last month after United blew rivals Manchester City out of the water with their reported wage offer.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan moved in the opposite direction before Arsenal also signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund.
And during a Q&A session for the club's executive box holders, Wenger pointed to the ceiling as if to signify Sanchez's contract was worth even more than has been reported.
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The Frenchman also admitted he made a £60m mistake not selling the Chilean last summer.
Wenger insisted if he “had his time again” then he would have allowed Sanchez to join Manchester City after they made a mega bid on deadline day last August.
Wenger was careful not to use the word regret but suggested it was difficult to keep an unhappy player.
It comes in the week Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez went AWOL after missing out on a move to Manchester City.
Wenger admitted that he should have sold Sanchez because his contract was running down but said he was determined to bring in a replacement and ran out of time to sign Monaco’s Thomas Lemar.
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Sanchez endured an unhappy four months at Arsenal after being made to stay at the Emirates and Wenger pointed to his drop in goals and assists compared to the previous season as to why the gamble to keep him backfired.
Wenger also left the room wondering about his own future as he evaded questions as to whether he would remain in charge for the final year of his contract.
But Wenger, 68, insisted he was focused on reaching the Champions League through the Premier League and claimed it would be tough to do via the Europa League.