Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil‘s bromance and Arsenal contract tag-team could be wrecked by mega-money offers from Chelsea and China
The two forwards share an incredible, almost telepathic, understanding on the pitch and are enjoying a growing friendship off the field.
ALEXIS SANCHEZ is holding up the mega-double-deal to keep him and Mesut Ozil at Arsenal because of the crazy money on offer from Chelsea and China.
The Gunners’ two star men are entering the final 18 months of their contracts at the Emirates – a historically terrifying time for Arsenal fans – and are in powerful positions thanks to their strong start to the season.
It has even been reported that the agents of the two superstars - Erkut Sogut working on behalf of Ozil and Fernando Felicevich for Sanchez – have teamed up in a transfer tag-team to wrestle the best deal out of Arsene Wenger and the board.
The two forwards share an incredible, almost telepathic, understanding on the pitch and are enjoying a growing bromance off the field.
The Chilean menace even said in November: “I get on the best with Ozil. I enjoy playing with everyone but I get on even better with him.
“We don’t need to say anything to each other, it just takes a glance.”
But it’s the admiring glances from Stamford Bridge and Shanghai SIPG that could wreck the Arsenal dream team.
Both Antonio Conte and former Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas, now in charge at Shanghai after flopping at Chelsea and Spurs, are ready to boost Sanchez’s wages.
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Ozil is apparently happy to agree a new £200,000-a-week deal after bagging two Premier League assists and five goals this campaign.
But 12-goal ace Sanchez, who has also teed up five goals for teammates, has an offer of £400,000 on the table from the Far East and could get an improved deal out of Roman Abramovich’s billions.
Earlier this week, Gunners general secretary David Miles said: “Of course, we know talks are ongoing with certain players and certain contracts.
“At the moment, things are looking pretty good in that way.”
The Gunners have higher hopes of retaining Ozil as he doesn’t have as many clubs chasing his signature and he just splashed out £10m on a new north London mansion.