Transfer News!! Chelsea Very Interested In Signing Arsenal Star Man Alexis Sanchez | Should He Move?

Chelsea have made Arsenal’s Alexis Sánchez their main summer transfer target, with Antonio Conte having discussed with the club’s hierarchy the possibility of bringing the Chilean to Stamford Bridge.

The Italian manager is in talks with Chelsea over a new contract and, as part of that, summer transfers have been discussed. Conte has submitted to the club’s recruitment team, effectively headed by the director Marina Granovskaia and technical director Michael Emenalo, a list of players he would like to sign, with Sánchez and a left-sided defender among the priorities.

Sánchez looks set to leave Arsenal after three years at the club.

The 28-year-old has become increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress at the Emirates over the past two seasons and would welcome a new challenge. His contract has 15 months to run and Chelsea are aware that a transfer will be difficult to conclude because Arsenal would prefer not to sell to a domestic rival if they cannot persuade the Chilean to stay.

Sánchez is demanding a rise from his £130,000-a-week pay to £250,000 and has made clear to Arsenal that this is non-negotiable. Paris Saint-Germain, one of Europe’s richest clubs, are also keen to sign him, as are Juventus and Internazionale.

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Inter have Chinese owners, Suning, who are expected to spend heavily in the summer to shake up Stefano Pioli’s squad in an attempt to challenge Juve at the top of Serie A. Juventus are the only other club in Italy who could afford the Chilean’s wages. Real Madrid and Barcelona, Sánchez’s former club, are not interested in the player.

Sánchez’s agent, Fernando Felicevich, is understood to be aware of Chelsea’s interest but there has not yet been a bid from the Premier League leaders. Arsenal are unlikely to make a decision on Sánchez’s future until after the season, when they will know whether they are playing in the Champions League in 2017-18 (or at least if they have qualified for the play-offs).

Arsène Wenger said recently that contract talks with Sánchez were on hold until the end of the season. The player, though, seems determined to leave. The incident at the start of this month when he stormed out of an Arsenal training session and was involved in a dressing-room slanging match with some of his team-mates was an indication of his frustration.

If Chelsea secure Sánchez he would be the first player to join them from Arsenal since Ashley Cole in 2006.