Arsenal will go into transfer deadline day on tenterhooks over Alexis Sánchez, with Manchester City hopeful that an improved bid will persuade the London club to
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http://www.authenticducksstore.com/kevin-bieksa-jersey_c-424.html impasse. Significantly, after Tuesday’s negotiations, they believe that there is a tipping point. Serge Aurier given Home Office clearance to sign for Tottenham Read more Pep Guardiola worked with Sánchez at Barcelona during the 2011-12 season and he has made it plain to the City hierarchy that he wants a reunion with him. They are keen to oblige. Raheem Sterling, the City forward, was mentioned on Tuesday as a possible makeweight in the deal but that will not happen. Sánchez is in Chile, preparing for his country’s World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Thursday night. Wenger has agreed to let Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain join Liverpool for ?40m while he will try to move out Lucas Pérez and Joel Campbell on deadline day. The latter does not want another loan but he might have to accept such a move. Shkodran Mustafi is set to stay at Arsenal, after talks over a possible move to Internazionale broke down. A move for Jean Micha?l Seri, the €40m-rated Ivory Coast international who saw a proposed move to Barcelona collapse last week, is now not expected to materialise despite Wenger being keen to sign a long-term replacement for Santi CazorlaGareth Southgate has introduced a policy in the England setup where players who are not featuring regularly for their club sides should not expect to keep their places when it comes to the national team. Southgate brought his players together at a previous England meet-up and told them that he would not be as understanding as the previous regime when it comes to picking players who are not starting matches for their clubs on a regular basis. That change in direction contributed to Nathaniel Chalobah’s thinking when he joined Watford from Chelsea in the summer and has also been a factor in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s decision to turn down a move to Stamford
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