Arsenal agree Sanchez deal, is it too late for Puma kit launch?

Winger has medical, but Gunners angry transfer has been held up by Suarez Barcelona switch

Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez
(Image credit: CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)

The deal that takes Luis Suarez from Liverpool to Barcelona could be finalised this weekend, says the Daily Mirror, provided the Spanish giants can find the £75m that Liverpool require for the player. The Reds want the money in one payment, but Barcelona have asked to pay in instalments. If a compromise can be reached the deal will be finalised quickly, believe sources at Anfield.

The controversial striker has agreed the terms of a four-year contract worth around £200,000 a week. He is so keen on a move to the Catalan club he is prepared to take a substantial pay-cut to push the move through.

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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.