Arsenal fear Alexis Sanchez could attempt to force transfer again after being ruled out of season opener against Leicester
ARSENAL have fresh worries that contract rebel Alexis Sanchez could again attempt to force a transfer, according to reports.
Doubts were raised over the Chilean's future after he was ruled out of Friday night's season opener against Leicester with a "little abdominal strain".
Sanchez, 28, could also miss Arsenal's second game away against Stoke but boss Arsene Wenger is adamant it is not linked to a move.
Wenger is convinced the former Barcelona star will still be at the Emirates when the transfer window shuts at the end of this month despite interest from Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.
Sanchez was in the stands for Arsenal’s Community Shield shootout win over Chelsea on Sunday, having returned to London Colney to catch up on training.
He has also had an extended period of time off following Chile’s Confederations Cup campaign over the summer.
Wenger was speaking to the media in the first pre-match Premier League press conference of the season.
The Frenchman said: “Sanchez had an abdominal strain he caught on Sunday morning before he came to Wembley.
“He had a scan two days ago and is out for a while. One or two weeks.
“Always for us Alexis Sanchez is a loss.”
Sanchez has just 12 months left on his contract and Wenger has said he wants him to see out the rest of it.
Dani Alves has reportedly been engineering a reunion with Sanchez after former Barcelona team-mate Neymar joined the Ligue 1 club for a staggering £198million.
But the Gunners are reportedly not worried about the mega-bucks French club after they turned their attention to Monaco's Kylian Mbappe.
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