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This is what Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are demanding to sign new Arsenal contracts
ARSENAL will reportedly have to fork out in excess of £200,000 a week in order to get Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil to sign new deals.
Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are both in contract talks with Arsenal
Arsenal announced yesterday that Hector Bellerin had put pen to paper on a new contract worth £100,000 a week.
Bellerin, 21, was wanted by Manchester City and Barcelona but has committed his future to the Gunners by signing a new six-and-a-half-year deal.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will now hope star duo Sanchez and Ozil follow suit, with both players’ current contracts expiring in 2018.
But according to the London Evening Standard, Sanchez and Ozil are demanding over £200,000 a week to sign fresh terms.
I get on the best with [Mesut] Ozil. I enjoy playing with everyone but I get on even better with him
Initially Wenger wanted to prioritise signing up Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil but negotiations progressed so swiftly with Bellerin he was done first.
Arsenal are said to remain confident that their two highest earners will sign new contracts - despite interest from the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United and Juventus.
Sanchez, 27, is currently paid around £130,000 a week with Ozil, 28, the club’s top earner on £140,000 a week.
Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are good friends at Arsenal
Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil have shone for Arsenal this season
No agreement has been reached with either player but Arsenal are not panicking over the situation.
One factor that Gunners fans will be hoping helps their cause is the developing friendship between the two players.
“I get on the best with Ozil,” Sanchez said recently.
“I enjoy playing with everyone but I get on even better with him.
Hector Bellerin has signed a new six-and-a-half-year contract at Arsenal worth £100,000 a week
“We don’t need to say anything to each other, it just takes a glance.
“Having a player like Ozil in midfield and doing one-twos with him is fantastic because he is a quality player going forward.
“He helps me and also makes me improve.”
Arsenal face a huge Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain at the Emirates tomorrow night (7.45pm), knowing victory all but ensure they top Group A.