Arsenal
30 goals a season (in all competitions) are what Arsenal will be losing if Alexis Sanchez leaves the club. But with a year left on his contract and no Champions League carrot to dangle in front of him, they may not have much going for them in contract renewal negotiations.
Of course, they would rather sell Alexis abroad. Fans have still not forgiven the club after the Gunners allowed Robin van Persie to join Manchester United. Those wounds are yet to heal and losing another world class player to an arch-rival would only bring the club back to square one.
But the club are desperately in need of a world class striker since the Dutchman’s departure. And Aguero would actually be perfect. It would have seemed outlandish in the past to suggest that a club like Arsenal could buy a rival club’s biggest star but with the Alexis trump card, it is a distinct possibility.
Alexis was the first real player who really could replace Van Persie and he proved it this season by benching Olivier Giroud and leading the line. No other player has scored 30 goals in a season since Van Persie in 2011/12. Aguero could be that player. He has won the Premier League Golden Boot in the past after all.
Considering he is only six months older than Alexis, Arsenal would be getting a lethal goalscorer who has proved himself in the Premier League and is capable of leading the line in either the 3-4-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation that Wenger picks. He would definitely be an upgrade on Giroud, though. The Frenchman has his strengths but his capabilities are limited – which makes Giroud a perfect Plan B for Arsenal.
But will they be able to afford his astronomical wages? And will he get a long-term contract considering he is just shy of 30?
