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What Arsenal Players Thought Of Alexis Sanchez

What Arsenal Players Thought Of Alexis Sanchez

He's on the way to Manchester United.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

It seems like Arsenal players will be happy to see the back of Alexis Sanchez once his move to Manchester United is wrapped up.

The deal looks set to be completed in the next couple of days much to the excitement of Manchester United fans.

Image: PA
Image: PA

The Chilean has been stalling on a new contract for a while and it looked as though Manchester City would be his next club given there was a long-lasting agreement - and a deal was unbelievably close to being sealed in the summer window.

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In January, City again tried for Sanchez but balked at the sudden change in wage demands from Sanchez's agents and pulled the plug.

United swooped in, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan being used as a sweetener in the deal.

Being honest, the Arsenal squad have probably known for a while that the former Barcelona man wouldn't be sticking around and the consensus is that he grew to become an unpopular figure in the camp.

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As per the BBC's David Ornstein, the main man for Arsenal-related news, as time went on, with his attitude and commitment coming into question, Sanchez was not well-liked by his peers.

It feels like with the saga rumbling, it almost became a distraction for Arsenal so it would be no surprise to read that he wasn't exactly best buds with the rest of the Gunners squad.

The 29-year old didn't even train with the first-team on his final training session with Arsenal.

Image: PA
Image: PA

As per Daily Mail, Sanchez arrived at the club's training base at London Colney on Thursday morning but given he's on his way out, he took part in a training session with the club's development squad rather than his usual teammates.

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