Despite Arsene Wenger's insistence he would stay until the end of the season, Alexis Sanchez has ditched Arsenal and headed north for greener pastures. The writing had been on the wall for Arsenal and Wenger long before Manchester United broke the news on Monday, with mumblings of the Chilean's discontent starting as far back as December 2016. Back then, when contract negotiations were reportedly starting to become protracted, Wenger was defiant in the face of speculation, adamant both Sanchez and Mesut Ozil were not going to be allowed to leave before the expiration of their contracts in June 2018. He was the boss and he was going to have his way. But, fast forward 13 months and the...
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