with reports suggesting pep guardiola has won the race for the forward's
signature, the gunners have been urged to pay up by the former star
Arsenal must meet whatever contract demands
Alexis Sanchez makes, even if he wants £300,000-a-week in a deal that would
smash the club's wage structure, according to Ray Parlour.
Sanchez has
one year left on his contract at Emirates Stadium, with heavy speculation
linking him with a move to Manchester City or Bayern Munich during the
close-season.
Arsenal have
not won the Premier League since Parlour was part of the 'Invincibles' team in
2004 and he believes enough is enough.
Parlour
insists losing the Chile international is not an option amid growing rumours
City have won the race for his signature.
"The
club have got to make it an issue now and give the players the wages they want,"
Parlour said "They have got to step
up now. I would say to Sanchez, 'how much do you want?'
"If his
agent says, 'we want £300,000-a-week' you have to pay it I'm afraid.
"They have come fifth in the league this year, which we
know is not good enough for Arsenal's standards. They won a trophy in the FA
Cup.
"The
manager has been sorted out, that is on the backburner, now the [future of the]
players is the most important.
"If you
want to compete with the likes of City, Chelsea, [Manchester] United, whoever
it is going to be next year, then you have got to keep your best players."
Arsenal
announced last month that Sanchez was the "overwhelming" winner of
their Player of the Year award after a stunning individual season that saw him
score 30 goals across all competitions.
The forward is with the Chile squad ahead of
Tuesday's away friendly against Romania, their last warm-up match for the
Confederations Cup in Russia.
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