- Title: Sanchez is staying at Arsenal - Wenger
- Date: 3rd August 2017
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (AUGUST 3, 2017) (REUTERS) WIDE OF ARSENAL STADIUM FANS ARSENAL PLAYERS (ALEXIS SANCHEZ AND MESUT OZIL CENTRE) WALKING ONTO PITCH ARSENAL PLAYERS GATHERED ON PITCH ALEXIS SANCHEZ TRAINING ARSENAL MANAGER, ARSENE WENGER ARSENAL MANAGER, ARSENE WENGER, WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, ARSENE WENGER, SAYING ABOUT WHAT HE AND ALEXIS SANCHEZ HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT WITH REGARDS TO A POSSIBLE TRANSFER: "Of course, I speak to my players." REPORTER: "What can you tell us then?" WENGER: "Nothing." REPORTER: "Has he asked to leave?" WENGER: "I just answered your sentence. I will not give you anything away on that because that's the only thing I can tell you. He is focused. My decision is clear. He will stay and he will respect that and it's as simple as that." ALEXIS SANCHEZ TRAINING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, ARSENE WENGER, SAYING ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS HE HAS HAD WITH ALEXIS SANCHEZ: "That's again we do not want to come back out on that because every negotiation or not negotiation has to be a little bit secret. The transparency in society is a little bit pushy but we have to resist a little bit as much as we can. And we know as well we have a duty to inform people but some things... to talk about some things is not information anymore. It's suicide." ALEXIS SANCHEZ TRAINING VARIOUS OF ARSENAL PLAYERS TRAINING ARSENAL DEFENDER, LAURENT KOSCIELNY, TRAINING ARSENAL STRIKER, ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE, TRAINING ALEXIS SANCHEZ (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, ARSENE WENGER, SAYING ABOUT FITNESS OF PLAYERS AHEAD OF COMMUNITY SHIELD MATCH AGAINST CHELSEA: "We have basically certainly everybody available to choose from on Sunday and today in training, not in full training (Mesut) Ozil, but he should be alright and (Aaron) Ramsey he should be alright as well. Some players are just coming back like Sanchez and (Shkodran) Mustafi and I haven't decided yet whether I involve them or not." LACAZETTE TRAINING ALEXIS SANCHEZ TRAINING ARSENAL STRIKER, OLIVIER GIROUD, TRAINING ARSENAL MIDFIELDER, JACK WILSHERE, TRAINING ARSENAL PLAYERS INCLUDING MESUT OZIL WARMING UP WILSHERE OZIL ARSENAL MIDFIELDER, ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN WENGER WIDE OF TRAINING
- Embargoed: 17th August 2017 16:41
- Keywords: Arsenal Arsene Wenger Alexis Sanchez football soccer training Premier League
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0016SLQPFJ
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- Story Text: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists that Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez will stay at the club for the 2017-18 season.
Sanchez, who was Arsenal's top scorer in the Premier League with 24 goals last season, has been linked by the French media for a move to Paris St Germain, but Wenger was adamant Sanchez would stay at the Emirates Stadium.
Wenger, speaking at a news conference following an open training session at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday (August 3), said the Copa America winner will respect his manager's decision and not be leaving the London club.
Sanchez is a doubt for Sunday's (August 6) Community Shield game against Chelsea having returned late from the Confederations Cup.
Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey are also doubtful for the Chelsea match.
Arsenal kick off their league campaign against Leicester City on August 11. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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