The Independent (United Kingdom)
 Tuesday 2:55 PM GMT


Alexis Sanchez's Manchester United transfer agreed but Henrikh
Mkhitaryan demands are holding up the deal

Arsenal had been favouring United's offer over Manchester City's
because it involved a player, but the Armenian's preferred option is
to go back to Dortmund

by  Miguel Delaney


The general terms of Alexis Sanchez's move to Manchester United from
Arsenal have now been agreed, but it is still open to question whether
Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be part of the deal, meaning there is still a
lot of negotiation left.

Arsenal had been favouring United's offer over Manchester City's
because it involved a player, but the Armenian's preferred option is
to go back to Borussia Dortmund after an unhappy time in England so
far, and it is understood that he and his representative Mino Raiola
are demanding high wages to make the deal happen.

Arsenal are currently reluctant to come close to their demands.

While there is still an expectation United will eventually sign
Sanchez whatever happens, the situation could yet rumble on for a few
days.

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Raiola has insisted it is Sanchez who is the makeweight in
Mkhitaryan's transfer to Arsenal, and not the other way around.

"Manchester United are not going to sign Sanchez unless Mkhi agrees to
join Arsenal," he told

The Times

"Mkhi is going to do what is best for him. He has two-and-a-half years
left on his contract, so it's his decision. "Sanchez is part of the
Mkhi deal, not the other way around."