Responding to Mirror, the French coach admitted his mistake by not selling Alexis Sanchez early to Manchester City for £60 million. In the summer of 2017, The Citizens chased Sanchez very closely and were ready to pay the above amount if Arsenal nodded.
At that time, Wenger wanted to keep the striker because if Sanchez left, he would give a superstar to the opponent. Along with that, the club had no one but Lacazette who knew what to do to put the ball into the net.
However, Wenger's plan to keep Sanchez was ineffective. The Chilean striker plays both... badly and does not want to contribute. Sanchez has only scored 8 goals/22 matches and he is willing to wait until the end of the season to leave as a free transfer. Every contract that was offered before the eyes, this striker shook his head and Wenger was impatient.
Witnessing Sanchez's "chaotic" like that, Arsenal were forced to sell him early. Fortunately, M.U was ready to jump into this deal at the last minute and accept all requests from the "Gunners" and the 29-year-old striker.
Sanchez has arrived at M.U, the Gunners have traded him for Mkhitaryan and the Armenia midfielder has become the first player in the Premier League this season with a hat-trick in the 5-1 defeat to Everton this morning. Not only Micky shined, the blockbuster contract Aubameyang also had a classy finish, contributing to the overall joy of the club on the first day of debut.
"I wish the club could sell Sanchez to Man City early last summer for £60 million," Wenger replied briefly about England's most famous contract in January.
The words of the old coach will probably make Sanchez feel a little sad because since last season, Wenger has done everything and is ready to please him at all costs. However, from this striker's side, he also does not want to be associated with Emirates Stadium anymore.
Sanchez scored at his new club, Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang also shined in their first time as "Gunners" at the Emirates. The season is still quite long, Arsenal have the Europa League, M.U also have the Champions League to try. No one can predict the result, but at least until now, everyone is happy with their choices.
