Arsenal Legend, Ian Wright, has been in the news questioning the attitude of a player whose contract at the Emirates Stadium will face its ends next summer and forcing a move to other clubs. Before publishing this article we had a quick chat with Manuel Guzman, Arsenal insider for FootballPredictions.com, to hear what he has to say about this subject.
According to Wright, Alexis Sanchez has “clocked off” at Arsenal. The Chilean international was known to have requested a transfer from the Emirates Stadium in the summer and was averted, after a deadline day offer from Manchester City was rejected. The Gunners were said to have understood the risks of turning down offers from other clubs, with Sanchez pushing to the final year of his current contract with the Gunners.
A new deal is yet to be agreed for the Chilean and Wright gushed out his impression about the player thinking the 29-year-old’s attitude is indicating that his mind has moved away from the Gunners.
The Arsenal legend told Radio 5Live: “It does look to me like he’s clocked off.
“Sanchez’s attitude is saying a lot about him. If he left in January, the way he’s playing now, I can’t see how that’s going to hurt Arsenal. He’s not playing well enough.
“He’s not putting in a shift. [Philippe] Coutinho wanted to leave [Liverpool]; he put in a transfer request but look at the way he’s playing. Look at the way [Mesut] Ozil is playing.
“You’ve got to still put it in. He’s not putting it in. It says a lot about him.
“People looking in who are potential buyers, what are they thinking about him and his attitude? I can’t see Ozil staying but what we’re seeing from him now is the kind of play that we want to see from him.”
Sanchez finished last season as Arsenal’s top scorer and for the first time in his entire career he reached the 30-goal mark in all competitions, however, this campaign he has only been able to net five goals, assisting three. Meanwhile, lots of Premier League predictions stated that this would be the year Alexis Sanchez would make the difference for Arsenal.
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