Arsenal will lead chase for Thomas Lemar if Alexis Sanchez leaves for Manchester City this month
French news outlet RMC Sport claim that the Gunners will be clear favourites to land Lemar, 21, for as little as £61m this month
ARSENAL will reportedly lead the chase for Monaco star Thomas Lemar — but a deal hinges on Alexis Sanchez leaving for Manchester City.
The Gunners tried and failed with a £90million bid for the Frenchman on deadline day which scuppered Sanchez's move to the Etihad.
That is reportedly if Chilean international Sanchez can engineer his £20m switch to the Premier League leaders.
Liverpool have funds after they sold Philippe Coutinho for £145m to Barcelona and are also interested in Lemar.
But RMC note that the Gunners last attempt to get the highly-rated midfielder would put them in pole position.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger last night played down reports Sanchez is being sold after his side battled to a 0-0 draw with Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
He said: “Does he sign (for Arsenal) now or does he sign in June? What is important is the next game and that you can rely on him.
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“His commitment does not depend on the duration of his contract.
“I want him to stay for longer because he’s a very important player for us.”