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'Liverpool should sign Alexis Sanchez' - Liverpool great urges club to replace Coutinho
Liverpool goal scoring great John Aldridge has urged his former club to make an audacious move to sign Alexis Sanchez in this month’s January transfer window.
Sanchez turned down a move to Liverpool when he joined Arsenal in the summer of 2014, but Aldridge – who set scoring records for the Reds during his time at Anfield in the late 1980s- believes he could be tempted to move to Anfield now as with just six months left to run on his Gunners contract.
“Liverpool made a real statement of intent when they paid £75m to sign Virgil van Dijk and now they should put in a sneaky £40m offer to try and get Alexis Sanchez out of Arsenal,” Aldridge told the Irish Independent.
“The absence of Philippe Coutinho from the Liverpool team yesterday fuelled rumours that he may be on his way to Barcelona sooner than we expected, but that would not be so much of a concern if Liverpool could nick a player like Sanchez.
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“I’m a big fan of the Chilean forward who turned down a move to Liverpool in favour of joining Arsenal in the summer of 2014, amid suggestions he did not want to live in the north of England.
“Well, if he is keen to join Manchester City now, that stance has clearly changed and maybe he would be tempted by a move to a Liverpool side that he would fit into so easily.
“Sanchez is out of contract at Arsenal next summer and while Manchester City appear to be favourites to sign him, Liverpool should try their chances of getting him in this month’s transfer window. If Liverpool could grab Sanchez now, it would be a major coup and then Liverpool fans would not be too concerned if Coutinho left for Barcelona.”
A £40m offer for a player who is running down his contract would certainly be of interest to Arsenal, but it remains to be seen whether Sanchez has set his heart on a reunion with his former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
