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Arsenal's potential £36m headache: Star duo want £250,000-a-week each - report
MESUT OZIL and Alexis Sanchez are demanding bumper contract deals, according to reports.
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Negotiations over extensions for the star pair have dragged over the past 12 months.
Ozil is currently on a £140,000-a-week deal, while Sanchez takes home £130,000.
But according to The Times, the Gunners have been left slightly flat-footed by their latest demands.
Both are thought to be asking for £250,000-a-week each which is £70,000 more than the initial figure discussed during talks around a year ago.
It is believed the new five-year deals for the duo could cost the Gunners around £36m.
Mesut Ozil (left) and Alexis Sanchez (right) have made big pay demands
Arsenal meanwhile are hoping to tie Alex Iwobi down to a new contract.
The Gunners take on Swansea after the international break on October 15.
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