Arsene Wenger has reaffirmed that Alexis Sanchez will not be sold to a Premier League rival.
Sanchez has just one year remaining on his current contract with the club and has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
The 28-year-old is keen to team up with Pep Guardiola again, however, Arsenal are adamant that they will not sell him to a Premier League rival.
Speaking at a press conference in Sydney, Wenger said he wanted to see Sanchez see out the remainder of his contract with the club.
“We’ll see, you know. The players have contracts and we expect them to respect their contracts. That’s what we want,” Wenger said.
“That is a continuation of what I said at the end of last season, that you wouldn’t sell him to another Premier League club,” he added.
“I think the easiest way to manage in the final year – it is in his interests to do as well as he can.
“Nobody knows today if he will be in the final year next season because he can extend the contract with us at the start or during the season so it is not necessarily the last year of his contract at Arsenal Football Club.”
