Arsenal and Manchester United are to face questioning from UEFA after Alexis Sanchez's drug test mix up.
Sanchez sealed a move from Arsenal to Manchester United on Monday.
But according to Spanish newspaper Sport, UEFA’s anti-doping control officers arrived at Arsenal’s training ground on Monday to test players and Sanchez was among those required to give a sample.
However, it is claimed the Chilean had been given permission by Arsenal to travel to Manchester and finalise his move and undergo a medical. And it meant Sanchez missed the required test.
The report says Arsenal and United will have to appear before UEFA and provide reasons for why Sanchez was not available.
Chelsea want Giroud
Chelsea are considering a cheeky bid for Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud – in case their £30 million move for Edin Dzeko collapses.
Roma striker Dzeko is still locked in talks with the Stamford Bridge club over the deal, but he wants a two and a half year contract to return to the Premier League, while the champions are only offering a deal up to 2019.
Giroud was being offered as a makeweight in the deal that is expected to bring Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal but the Bundisliga club now want a straight cash £60 million deal.
Giroud, 31, will be pushed further down the pecking order at the Emirates if Aubameyang arrives having only started only one league game this season.
And the Blues are hoping to capitalise if their Dzeko deal falls through.
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