Francis Coquelin reveals how Arsenal dressing room REALLY felt about Alexis Sanchez

ARSENAL transfer outcast Francis Coquelin revealed how his former team-mates really feel about outgoing winger Alexis Sanchez in a candid interview.

Posted Saturday, January 20, 2018 by Dailystar.co.uk

Speaking to the BBC’s Football Focus, the French midfielder claimed rumours about Sanchez’s disruptive influence on the dressing room had been overblown.

"Well, you know Alexis Sanchez has quality on the pitch,” Coquelin explained from Valencia’s training ground after completing his £12m move.

"He is someone who, at any time, he can produce something magical so he is a top player.

"I hear a lot of things that the dressing room wasn’t getting on well with him but I don’t really know where that comes from.

Francis Coquelin reveals how Arsenal dressing room REALLY felt about Alexis Sanchez
Francis Coquelin revealed how his former team-mates really feel about Alexis Sanchez

"Sometimes that’s what people say when you’ve got a great player, we talk about ego but he is someone who is always keen to work and I didn’t have any problem with him.

"I don’t think the squad have a problem. I think the only problem is the uncertainty around him.

"They probably don’t know what next week is going to be, if he’s going to be here or not.

Francis Coquelin reveals how Arsenal dressing room REALLY felt about Alexis Sanchez
The Chilean winger might well have played his last game for Arsenal

"That’s what the transfer window is all about so they will probably know in the next couple of days or so.”

Sanchez is widely expected to sign for Manchester United in the next couple of days, with a complex swap deal involving Armenian winger Henrikh Mkhitaryan said to be nearing completion.

The blockbuster trade would see Mkhitaryan head to the Emirates, with Sanchez penning four-and-a-half-year contract at Old Trafford reportedly worth £14m a year after tax.