Gunners go big to keep hold of Alexis Sanchez

The hierarchy at Arsenal is reportedly prepared to make star striker Alexis Sanchez the highest paid player in Premier League history by offering the Chilean an astonishing €300,000 (€353,000) per week to stay at the North London club.

The claims in the London Evening Standard do not indicate whether the sensational move has the approval of manager Arsene Wenger, whose relationship with chief executive Ivan Gazidis has cooled in recent weeks as the Frenchman dithers over announcing his intention to remain or resign as manager.

Sanchez’s representatives have already told Arsenal they expect their client to be on a contract par with the Premier League’s other top earners — headed by Manchester United’s Paul Pogba on just under £300,000 (€353,000) a week — and it is claimed the Gunners have now indicated they will shatter their wage structure to keep him at the club.