The Chilean is locked in contract talks with the Gunners but at the age of 28 and at the peak of his footballing powers, he would show a lack of ambition by signing a new deal.
These are worrying times for Arsenal fans. Successive defeats to Everton and Manchester City have delivered a hammer blow to the club’s chances of winning the Premier League and to add to the Christmas doom and gloom, star duo Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are still no closer to extending contracts that expire in 2018.
The future of the German is linked directly to that of Arsene Wenger. The Frenchman’s own deal runs out at the end of the current campaign and Ozil is refusing to commit until he knows who his manager will be from 2017-18 onwards.
Alexis' motives are unrelated to Wenger and he is currently demanding a big increase on his £130,000-a-week contract. The Chilean is known to be happy in London and the feeling is that he will eventually ink a new deal at the Emirates Stadium.
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