Alexis and Lacazette starting together with Ozil and potentially a motivated Mahrez is deadly. Sanchez needs to leave for the sake of Man Utd's prospects.

Mahrez........Ozil........Sanchez

.............Lacazette............

Would be thrilled with that if it happened.

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comment by Lacazette (formerly Mbappe) (U21364)
posted 17 minutes ago

Mahrez........Ozil........Sanchez

.............Lacazette............

Would be thrilled with that if it happened.
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Mahrez + Ozil in the same side is suicidal.

I'm fairly resigned to Sanchez leaving. I think he's that sort of character. I guess a big factor is whether we get a big enough bid and Sanchez gets a high enough contract offer.

comment by Sömeday_693 - Elneny will be our salvation (U8892)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Lacazette (formerly Mbappe) (U21364)
posted 17 minutes ago

Mahrez........Ozil........Sanchez

.............Lacazette............

Would be thrilled with that if it happened.
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Mahrez + Ozil in the same side is suicidal.
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At least things would be entertaining. Lots of 5-4 type games.

comment by Lacazette (formerly Mbappe) (U21364)
posted 53 seconds ago
comment by Sömeday_693 - Elneny will be our salvation (U8892)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Lacazette (formerly Mbappe) (U21364)
posted 17 minutes ago

Mahrez........Ozil........Sanchez

.............Lacazette............

Would be thrilled with that if it happened.
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Mahrez + Ozil in the same side is suicidal.
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At least things would be entertaining. Lots of 5-4 type games.
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Still plenty of defensive cover available
-------------Cech--------------
----Kos---Mustafi-----Holding
Beller---------Xhaka------Kolasinac
Mahrez........Ozil........Sanchez
.............Lacazette............

or

-------------Cech--------------
Beller----Kos---Mustafi-----Kolasinac
---------Xhaka---Ramsey--------
Mahrez........Ozil........Sanchez
.............Lacazette............

What's happening with Bellerin? Any work from player or agent or Wenger/Club?

Bellerin is on a long term contract. He should be staying.

Mahrez, Ozil and Alexis in the same midfield will get ripped apart.

Long contract might favour us but if his head is turned by basward barca players and his agent then he will try to leave.

Mahrez, Ozil and Alexis in the same midfield will get ripped apart.
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In the past what we have lacked is rotation with quality players on bench. So addition of Mahrez will be key, playing ozil mahrez and sanchez together is a different debate.

comment by Whyalwaysme (U9900)
posted 9 minutes ago
Mahrez, Ozil and Alexis in the same midfield will get ripped apart.
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In the past what we have lacked is rotation with quality players on bench. So addition of Mahrez will be key, playing ozil mahrez and sanchez together is a different debate.
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I am not sure you can convince any player with any sort of pride to sit on the bench. One of the crucial elements to winning teams is consistency of selection. Why would you drop a player on the top of his form?

Think he's going to City. He holds all the cards now. All he has to say is "Sell me to City for £50m or I walk on a free in 12 months" No club would turn it down. You can't allow someone that good to leave on a free.

A player can't choose where he goes until he is out of contract. So Alexis cannot demand to go to city. Arsenal could sell him to another club like Bayern if they so wanted.

Mahrez, Ozil and Alexis in the same midfield will get ripped apart.
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In the past what we have lacked is rotation with quality players on bench. So addition of Mahrez will be key, playing ozil mahrez and sanchez together is a different debate.
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I am not sure you can convince any player with any sort of pride to sit on the bench. One of the crucial elements to winning teams is consistency of selection. Why would you drop a player on the top of his form?
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Barcelona, Real and Bayern does it...depth in the squad is required to win trophies.

Think he's going to City. He holds all the cards now. All he has to say is "Sell me to City for £50m or I walk on a free in 12 months" No club would turn it down. You can't allow someone that good to leave on a free.
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If we keep Sanchez, addition of Lacazette and possible Mahrez would make us title contender. Wenger and club should be ready to take this gamble...Sanchez would be 29 next year so its not as if you loosing young 20 year old player on free. cut the losses and move on...we signed him for hardly £30-32m so keeping him even if he doesn't sign extension would be key for the club. Don't forget his agent get money from his transfer fees so if he go on free I am sure money will be proportionality lower...so his agent might ask him to sign the contract but have some sort of subjective clause that he can leave next year or after ...there are ways around mate.

Also if we manage to tie him down, that will send some statement to other clubs and players. End of the day club is bigger than individual player...Messi and Ronaldo are not exception either.

Absolute madness replacing world class Sanchez with the £52m French Heskey

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
A player can't choose where he goes until he is out of contract. So Alexis cannot demand to go to city. Arsenal could sell him to another club like Bayern if they so wanted.
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He can. He knows how vulnerable you are with only a year left. Also Bayern don't want to make him their higher paid player either so you are out of luck there.

You either pay him his demands and improve your team or he going to City I reckon.

Arsenal don't need the money and don't need to sell him. he will go to a club Arsenal agree upon or walk away in 12 months.

Arsenal cannot and will not sell him to City IMO.

I would suggest we offer a 1 year extension and say if its not going how we planned you can go next summer with our blessing for 30mil.

comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 51 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
A player can't choose where he goes until he is out of contract. So Alexis cannot demand to go to city. Arsenal could sell him to another club like Bayern if they so wanted.
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He can. He knows how vulnerable you are with only a year left. Also Bayern don't want to make him their higher paid player either so you are out of luck there.

You either pay him his demands and improve your team or he going to City I reckon.
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No player can choose where he goes whilst he is contracted. Many players have been transferred to clubs that were not their first choice.