Arsenal £28m Sanchez deal 'good as done' as agent flies in

Reports from Brazil say Wenger is close to landing Chilean winger in £28m deal

Alexis Sanchez
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Just like Brazil's reputation as a football superpower, Arsenal's efforts to bring Chile star Alexis Sanchez to the Emirates are "as good as done", claims TalkSport.

But while Brazil must endure the humiliation of a 7-1 thrashing by Germany, the Gunners can look forward to watching the Chilean winger in action at the Emirates. An excited Stan Collymore tweeted from Brazil last night: "We just spoke to Wenger here, deal is as good as done with Sanchez! From the horses mouth!"

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.