Alexis Sanchez is not fat, insists Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger has dismissed suggestions that Alexis Sanchez has returned to Arsenal this season fat and out of shape.

The Arsenal manager even revealed Sanchez’s body fat percentage to play down accusations the Chilean attacker’s appetite to move away from the club has seen him neglect his usual professional standards.

Having played poorly for Chile in a 3-0 World Cup qualification loss to Paraguay, a game played hours after it was confirmed Sanchez would stay at Arsenal this season, former Chile Under-20 coach Jose Sulantay said Sanchez looked “fatter than normal” and “totally out of physical shape”.