Arsene Wenger hints Alexis Sanchez is pocketing over £600,000 per week after admitting he made a £60m mistake
Arsenal chief claims he should have let the superstar join Manchester City in August
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ARSENE WENGER hinted £60million mistake Alexis Sanchez is on over £600,000 per week at Manchester United.
The Gunners boss reportedly admitted he should have accepted Manchester City's bid last August in a Q&A session with executive box holders.
And according to , the Frenchman pointed to the ceiling when asked if rumours of Sanchez's £600,000-a-week deal were true.
Wenger, 68, snubbed City's last-ditch offer in the summer window after failing to land Thomas Lemar as a replacement.
And Sanchez, 29, ended up at Old Trafford in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
United striker Romelu Lukaku reckons the Chilean was destined to play for United one day.
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He told: "He is a Manchester United player - he was destined to play here.
"He deserves to be on the big stage. It was something he wanted as well.
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"He has a lot of experience after playing for Barcelona and Arsenal. I admire the quality he has on the ball, but especially his will to win.
"People were criticising him for being moody, but he is not like that. He is a just a winner.
"I speak Spanish, so it is easy for me to communicate with him. He speaks good English as well.
"We always try to make a player feel comfortable, and he feels very comfortable here now. I think we will see the best of him."