Alexis Nunes and Steve Nicol examine the latest transfer rumours including Bayern Munich’s interest in Alexis Sanchez.
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka is hopeful that star duo Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil will both stay with the club next season.
Sanchez and Ozil have yet to agree new long-term contracts as they enter the final year of their current deals, with speculation growing that the former in particular may be looking for a move elsewhere.
But Xhaka told Sport Bild that he thinks Ozil will stay, and that he would love to see Sanchez remain at the Emirates Stadium as well.
“Of course, I hope that he won’t…

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The FC panel have a simple message for Alexis Sanchez on his future at Arsenal after their less than stellar year: leave.

Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson gives his assessment into which positions Arsenal must strengthen this summer.
Arsene Wenger has admitted that Arsenal have “a heavy squad” at the moment, and a bit of a clear-out is expected ahead of a season with no Champions League football. That said, Wenger keeps insisting that neither Mesut Ozil nor Alexis Sanchez will be allowed to leave, and that he wants to keep the core of his side intact. That would likely include Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey, who also need new contracts this summer. So who will actually be sold then? Mostly fringe players, it would…

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Can Arsenal still attract key signings without Champions League football next season?

David Seaman criticised the negative atmosphere surrounding the Emirates this season and called for fans to back the team.

Arsenal’s chief executive Ivan Gazidis believes there is no better candidate for the Arsenal job than Arsene Wenger.

Arsene Wenger’s new two-year contract came with plenty of talk about ambition, and promises from both the manager and the club that he’s willing to evolve and take the club forward.

If they want to back up those words, a good place to begin would be showing that they’re learned from last summer’s mistakes.

Arsenal were far from ready for the start of the 2016-17 Premier League campaign after spending another summer dithering over transfer fees and failing to pull the trigger on deals that…

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The FC panel have a simple message for Alexis Sanchez on his future at Arsenal after their less than stellar year: leave.

Craig Burley doesn’t mince his words when it comes to how he feels about Arsene Wenger’s two-year extension at Arsenal.

Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson gives his assessment into which positions Arsenal must strengthen this summer.

Arsene Wenger believes he is the right manager to take Arsenal to the next level after he signed a new two-year deal with the club.

ESPN’s Mark Ogden believes Arsenal are agreeing to two more years of mediocrity by keeping Arsene Wenger on as manager.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown has told BBC Radio 5 Live that the club would be right to sell star duo Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez if they don’t sign new contracts.
The futures of Ozil and Sanchez is now the big question mark facing Arsenal after manager Arsene Wenger signed a two-year contract on Wednesday.
Keown says Ozil and Sanchez have been “overindulged” this past season and that Arsenal must show that no player is bigger than the club.
“I believe that the manager has to make some…

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We asked Ben Alamar, ESPN’s director of sports analytics, to figure out the most famous athletes in the world. Using a formula that combines endorsements with social media fan base and Google search popularity, he ranked the globe’s most famous athletes in our second annual World Fame 100.
Arsenal landed three players on our list:

No. 29: Alexis Sanchez

Why he’s got fame: Sanchez’s gift as a striker is immense, but it’s his big heart that equally endears him to Chile. The Arsenal sorcerer was…

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With disappointing league campaigns, the FC crew debate if Man United’s UEL or Arsenal’s FA Cup final is more crucial. Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil have let Arsenal down this season and should be sold if they are not ready to fight for the team, according to the club’s former defender Martin Keown.
Sanchez and Ozil scored 41 goals between them for the Gunners but it was not enough to secure Champions League qualification as Wenger’s men finished fifth.
The duo are yet to sign extensions to their contracts, which both have one year left to run, and uncertainty regarding their futures has intensified due to problems…

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Steve Nicol evaluates Alexis Sanchez’s comments of being frustrated and what it could mean for his future with Arsenal.

The ESPN FC crew answer your tweets about the success of Manchester United’s season, Alexis Sanchez’s future and much more.

Arsene Wenger praises Arsenal’s emphatic win over Stoke, and the quality possessed by star man Alexis Sanchez.

With their UCL hopes out of their hands, the FC panel debate Arsenal’s odds of reaching a top-four spot at season’s end.
It is the moment when ordinary fans transform into body language experts. The final day of the season and the so-called lap of appreciation, which given Arsenal’s plight this season would be better described as a lap of depreciation. 

Who’s waving a little too energetically as they hold their infant child by their shoulder? Who looks suspiciously misty-eyed? This kind of scrutiny will be nothing new for Alexis Sanchez of course: studying his body language has become a cottage industry in…

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Should Liverpool fail to beat Middlesbrough and Arsenal win against Everton on Sunday, the Gunners can sneak into the top four at the very end of the season.
Arsenal take their fight for Champions League football to the final day of the season after Alexis Sanchez scored twice in a 2-0 win over Sunderland at Emirates Stadium.
Arsene Wenger’s side were greeted by the unfamiliar sight of a half-empty Emirates Stadium as supporters protested a poor season by staying away, those absent missing a match in which the home side had an astonishing 36 shots, with visiting goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in incredible form.
However, even the inspired Pickford could…

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A four-goal barrage sealed an away win for Arsenal and inched the club closer to fourth place in the table.

A four-goal barrage sealed an away for Arsenal and inched the club closer to fourth place in the table.

As Arsenal inch towards the Premier League top 4, Shaka Hislop says the pressure has now shifted onto Liverpool.

After an important Arsenal win, Olivier Giroud jokes about cheering on West Ham when they face fourth-place Liverpool.
Arsenal won comfortably at Stoke to crank up the pressure on Liverpool ahead of their trip to West Ham on Sunday. This is traditionally an awkward fixture for the Gunners, but Arsene Wenger’s men showed steel and skill to record just their second win at Stoke of the Premier League era.
Olivier Giroud started and finished the scoring, book-ending strikes from Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez. Stoke’s only goal ought to have been disallowed; Peter Crouch used his hand to steer the ball into the net.

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Arsene Wenger continues his brazen approach to his future at Arsenal, which the FC crew think means he’ll remain at the club.
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has told Sky Sports he gives “no worth” to the criticism he receives from pundits, and that manager Arsene Wenger’s opinion is the only one that matters to him.
Ozil’s inconsistent performances in big games have drawn repeated criticism this season, with some pundits having held him partially responsible for Arsenal’s run of poor results since February.
But the Germany international says that such talk only makes him “stronger” as a person.
“The expectations are…

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