Mikel Arteta has turned down Alexis Sanchez's request to return to Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to reports. Sanchez spent four years with the Gunners where he scored 80 goals from 166 appearances before moving to Manchester United in 2018, but he struggled significantly for consistency which saw him find the back of the net on just five occasions from 45 games for the Old Trafford club.
At both Inter and Marseille, the 34-year-old has been able to discover some of the goal scoring form he showed at Emirates Stadium, but his immediate future for the 2023/24 season is unclear. After scoring 18 goals from 44 appearances during his first season in France, Chilean journalist Jose Tomas Fernandez Pumarino claimed that Marseille had offered Sanchez a new contract.
That same report then went on to reveal that the Gunners could potentially try and bring him back to north London if he doesn't sign a new deal with the Ligue 1 club. A new report has revealed some truth to those claims, except the roles have been reversed, with Sanchez as the one pushing for a reunion.
