"?Serie A giants Juventus are plotting a huge bid for Arsenal and Chile star Alexis Sanchez, according to "?The Sun.
The Gunners are engaged in contract talks with the player at the moment, but are said to be unwilling to bend to his above-£200,000-a-week wage demands. A host of clubs are monitoring the situation, with London rivals Chelsea reportedly keen on signing the Chilean as well.
There's also an offer from China on the table, should Sanchez wish to follow the likes of Oscar and Carlos Tevez to the Chinese Super League.
Juventus, though, have held an interest in the forward since his Udinese days, but lost out to the attraction of Barcelona. They made attempts to get him before he joined Arsenal too.
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Having earned nearly £340m in revenue last year, the Italian champions are ready to compete with the rest of Europe's big clubs, and have their eyes set on the Champions League. Their £87m sale of Paul Pogba to Manchester United helped in that regard, but they did fork out £75m to snatch Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli.
Juve made it to the final of the competition in 2015. However, they lost out to Barcelona with a 3-1 result. Their aim now is to feature regularly in the latter stages of the tournament and ultimately win it.
Massimiliano Allegri reportedly wants a trio of Higuain, Sanchez and Paulo Dybala to spearhead his attack this year, and will tempt the Chilean with an attractive offer.
Sanchez has given off the notion of wanting to see how Arsenal compete for major silverware before committing to the club. So things could hinge on how good Arsenal perform the rest of the season - or the month.