Wantaway Arsenal striker, Alexis Sanchez
has posted a selfie to his Instagram page in
which he claims to be “sick”.
The social media update comes less than 24
hours after Arsene Wenger revealed he
expected the striker to report for pre-
season training on Sunday.
Arsenal play in the Emirates Cup on Saturday
and Sunday this weekend but the Chilean is
not expected to feature after being given an
extended summer break after competing in
the Confederations Cup.
Despite ongoing speculation linking Sanchez
with a move away from the Emirates,
Wenger said on Thursday that the 28-year-
old is due back at training this weekend.
“Alexis and Mustafi, their first training
session will be on Sunday, the day we play
against Sevilla [in the Emirates Cup],” Arsene
Wenger told Arsenal Player. “They are
practising on the day,” he added.
However if Sanchez’s latest Instagram post
is anything to go by, the former Barcelona
striker’s reunion with his Arsenal teammates
could be in doubt.
A glum-looking Sanchez shared a selfie of
him and his pet dog along with the caption
“sick” and a series of medicine-themed
emojis.
He also wore a long black scarf to add to the
overall effect. The Chilean is consistently one
of Arsenal’s hardest working players on the
pitch and there is no suggestion the striker
will miss training on Sunday, however the
timing of the post has raised a few
eyebrows.
Sanchez has been linked with moves to
Manchester City and PSG this summer but
Wenger has been unerring in his insistence
that the club will not sell the forward.
“Yes, that is a continuation of what I said at
the end of the season. That’s what we will
do,” Wenger said.
“He adds great value to the squad and I
think as well he is a great lover of the club.
“The players have contracts and we expect
them to respect their contracts. That’s what
we want,” Wenger explained.
“Nobody knows today if Sanchez will be on
his final year of his contract next season,
because he can extend his contract with us
at the start of the season or during the
season.
“So it is not necessarily the last year of his
contract at Arsenal Football Club.”
Alexis Sanchez has one year remaining on
his current contract with PSG and
Manchester City both interested in signing
him.
