A report from the London Evening Standard states that both of Arsenal’s superstars, who are currently in negotiations with the club over a new deal, want in excess of $370,000 per week, which is equal to Paul Pogba‘s salary at Manchester United.
Per the report, Arsenal is willing to offer only $254,000 a week to each of Sanchez and Ozil in their new deal. It is believed that Sanchez currently earns $165,00 per week, while Ozil is the highest earner at Arsenal on $178,000 a week.
Both have just 18 months left on their current deals and in recent months their importance to Arsenal has been underlined.
Sanchez, 27, scored a sensational hat trick at West Ham United in the 5-1 win last weekend and he now has 11 goals in the Premier League this season and is joint-top scorer. Ozil, 28, has eight goals in all competitions this campaign so far, which equals his tally from last season already as the German playmaker has sharpened his focus in the final third.
If the Gunners are going to be serious about challenging for the Premier League not only this season but in the future, they must lock down their star attacking duo for the foreseeable future. However, with Arsene Wenger‘s future uncertain beyond this season the duo may hold out until they have just one year left on their contracts. Previously it is believed Wenger did not want any player to earn more than his $203,000 weekly salary, however Arsenal will have to break the bank, and their notoriously stubborn wage structure, to keep Sanchez and Ozil at the Emirates Stadium.
If they don’t, the likes of Manchester City, Juventus and Real Madrid have been sniffing around the duo and with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and even the likes of Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Manchester United earning over double what Sanchez and Ozil are currently being paid, you can’t argue that they deserve to be pushed up to the next pay bracket.
It’s a huge six or so months in Arsenal’s future with the future’s of Ozil, Sanchez and Wenger still up in the air.
