Arsenal manager Arsene
Wenger has again suggested that the Chilean is moving to Old Trafford because
of the money he was offered. The transfer deal is said to be nearing
completion.
The 29-year-old in the next 48 hours is expected to have
finalise his move to the rival club after apparently undergoing a medical on
Sunday, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a swap deal is heading the opposite
direction.
Wenger says he “cannot understand” the decision of the player to
leave the Emirates Stadium except the money on offer ultimately proved too
tempting. Reports suggests Sanchez could earn as much as £450,000 a week at
Manchester United.
“I cannot understand anybody wanting to leave Arsenal. But, in
30 years of doing transfers, you learn a lot about human beings,” Wenger said.
“As a professional, it was perhaps his last contract at the top
level and an important contract. After that, I accept that because we accepted
that we would let him go. After that, we analyse the pros and the cons.
“We did what we tried to do and went as far as we could. Even
Manchester City moved out of it in the end. That tells you we had no chance to
give him a contract.
“We have tried to find the best possible solution and the best
possible solution is that we lose a world class player – I don’t deny that at
all – but we did not lose him without getting somebody after. The future will
tell if it was the right decision or not.
“It is not that we are only losing a player, we are gaining a
player as well. And we are still active in the transfer market and trying to
bring players in.”
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