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title: "Arsenal to open £51.5m contract talks with Alexis"
canonical: "https://readarsenal.com/2016/02/08/arsenal-open-51-5m-contract-talks-alexis/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Hamdani"
section: "Arsenal News"
published: "2016-02-08T11:19:43Z"
modified: "2016-02-08T11:19:43Z"
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# Arsenal to open £51.5m contract talks with Alexis

Arsenal are set to open contract talks with superstar winger Alexis Sanchez, [according to the *Football Insider*](https://www.footballinsider247.com/arsenal-open-talks-on-40million-sanchez-deal-sources/).

The reports claim that the Gunners want to tie the Chilean down to a five-year-contract, believed to be worth roughly £51.5m, which equates to a weekly wage of around £198,000-per-week, making him the club’s highest-paid player.

> Twitter: .@Alexis\_Sanchez with his Superman leap. #afc https://t.co/hwNWIdYPwC (@ReadArsenalFC)

A number of sides have been rumoured to be interested in acquiring the 27-year-old’s services after his stunning first two campaigns with the club, in which he has thoroughly impressed and become a fans’ favourite.

Having had to make way for the trio of Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at Barcelona, Alexis joined Arsenal in the summer of 2014 for [a fee believed to be roughly £35m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28177987) and immediately made an impact, scoring the goal that secured the north London side’s progress to the UEFA Champions League group stages against Besiktas.

![Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/454258262.jpg)

If the reports are true and a deal is agreed, Alexis will remain with Arsenal until at least 2021.