Alexis Sanchez (official).

[Niall_Quinn]

Arsenal have started planning for life without contract rebel Alexis Sanchez.

The Chile star is at the centre of a long-running contract wrangle that is showing no sign of being resolved.

And the Gunners look like they have accepted Sanchez will leave this summer by starting to look for his replacement.

The club’s scouts have been asked to find forwards worthy of filling Sanchez’s shoes. Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette, Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus and Porto’s Andre Silva are all admired at the London club.

Sanchez currently earns £130,000 per week and has been offered a new deal worth an extra £50,000 a week.

But he will not accept an offer below £250,000.

The forward enters the final 12 months of his deal at the end of the season, at which point Arsenal will consider selling him to ensure they do not lose him for nothing when his contract expires in 2018.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz4aE7rhFjQ

They want to pay one of the world's best players just over half what shrek is getting? Not sure what fantasy land they are living in but all that money they love so much that's pouring in from TV and sponsorships means player wages have gone up, especially for the top stars. The list below is already out of date, Alexis isn't on it so we've had a great deal up to this point.

If these cunts let Alexis go because they won't pay him the going rate then... nothing. Nobody can do a fucking thing about the cunts wrecking this club, can they?

Kroenke's generous new offer for Wenger would put him on that list though, in near the bottom along with another waster who isn't worth a fraction of what he's paid, Samir Nasri.

Forbes' 20 highest paid footballers:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - $82 million
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - $77m
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) - $37m
4. Neymar (Barcelona) - $36m
5. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - $34m
6. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) - $26m
7. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) - $24m
8. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) - $23m
9. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - $22m
10. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) - $21m
11. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) - $21m
12. Yaya Toure (Manchester City) - $20m
13. Radamel Falcao (Chelsea) - $19m
14. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) - $18m
15. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) - $18m
16. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United) - $18m
17. Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain) - $18m
18. Robin van Persie (Fenerbahce) - $17m
19. David Silva (Manchester City) - $17m
20. Samir Nasri (Manchester City) - $15m

[Marc Overmars]

I'm going to be gutted when Alexis leaves.

Best player we've had since Henry.

[Özim]

Arsenal isn't a club top players will stick around, never win or challenge for anything of note and won't pay the going rate, what's the incentive for top players to stay?

Worse still noone at the club cares about that.

[Bumble]

I'm going to be gutted when Alexis leaves.

Best player we've had since Henry.

great attitude as well, always gave 100% and showed effort at all times.

[Niall_Quinn]

Arsenal isn't a club top players will stick around, never win or challenge for anything of note and won't pay the going rate, what's the incentive for top players to stay?

Worse still noone at the club cares about that.

<---- Ungrateful fan

[Niall_Quinn]

Juventus have launched a £25m bid for Alexis Sanchez, according to Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport.

Sportsmail understands Arsenal are preparing to lose the Chilean forward in the summer, with Sanchez demanding a huge pay increase to remain with the north London club.

The Gunners are set to cash in as Sanchez's contract expires in the summer of 2018.

Don't they bid for him every year?

[RomfordPele]

Giroud up front next year then. And Wenger still in charge.

Brilliant. Can't wait.

Where's that season ticket renewal form...

[rodders]

Looks like Sanchez only on bench today. Master tactical plan by Wenger!!!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like Sanchez only on bench today. Master tactical plan by Wenger!!!!!

Wenger and the other money obsessed bastards in the boardroom are counting the pennies from his sale now, although some of that will have to go back on paying Kalou to come here.

[Marc Overmars]

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