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Arsenal Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Alexis Sanchez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Updated: December 29, 2016
Inter Milan are reportedly set to target Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez next summer as part of a spending spree.
It’s been stated by Corriere dello Sport (h/t Jack Rathborn of the Daily Mirror) that the Serie A side will be bankrolled in the market by new Chinese owners Suning at the end of the season and will spend around €150 million (£128 million) to improve the squad.
While Paris Saint-Germain stars Marquinhos and Marco Verratti are said to be on the club’s shortlist, the most high profile target is Sanchez, who will have just one year remaining on his Gunners contract provided an extension is not agreed by the end of the Premier League season.
The Chile international has been in menacing form in 2016-17 for the Gunners, putting in some superb performances at the point of the attack.
Per OptaJoe, Sanchez has been a force in the final third throughout the year:
28 – Alexis Sanchez has been involved in 28 goals in his last 28 Premier League matches (19 goals 9 assists). Star.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 25, 2016
The player’s status at the Emirates Stadium is looking increasingly insecure, though. After all, while Arsenal will intend to keep Sanchez, if no extension is struck and a big bid comes in next summer, there’ll be a temptation to cash in rather than lose him for nothing.
According to John Cross of the Daily Mirror, the forward would pick up a …