work ethic, and hopes a deal can be struck to keep
him at the Emirates Stadium.
Robert Pires has revealed that Arsenal star Alexis
Sanchez is not sure of renewing his contract with
the Premier League outfit. The Chile international has been a key
component of Arsene Wenger's side so far this season, netting
17 times as they have established themselves in
the top four of England's top flight and progressed
once again to the Champions League last 16.
But his failure to elongate his stay at the Emirates
Stadium, which is currently due to culminate in June
2018, has been the source of some concern among
the club's support, and even Pires has confessed
that the player is not certain he will be put pen to
paper. "I asked Alexis last week about his renewal. He told
me that he didn't know, that he only wants to play,"
the Frenchman, who is a coach with the Gunners,
told La Tercera . "He doesn't know what is going to
happen, he just wants to play and enjoy it."
The paramountcy of the player was underlined in
Saturday's 2-1 win over Burnley, when he scored a Panenka penalty to
win the game for
his side eight minutes into stoppage time.
"It was impressive. He doesn't know what pressure
is," Pires said. "You have to have a lot of balls to
take a penalty like that."
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