According to The Times, the Chilean striker "Gunners" reached an oral agreement with the leadership on the continuation of the contract in December 2016.

But later he changed the decision after the departure of the team of Wenger from the Champions League in the 1/8 finals. This happened in the spring of 2017, the Arsenal was destroyed by Bavaria with a total score of 2:10. After such humiliation, the Chilean informed the bosses that he did not want to remain in the team.

Note that the current player's contract expires in June 2018.

In the current season, Sanchez played 18 games in all tournaments, scoring six goals and making three assists.