Alexis Sanchez Will Join Man City This Month On One Condition- Pundit

That is the verdict of former West Ham striker and Sky Sports pundit Tony Cottee.

Sanchez is out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the season and has constantly been linked with a move to Manchester City.

City had a bid accepted for him on transfer deadline day in August but a deal fell through as Arsenal failed to sign Thomas Lemar as his replacement.

Sanchez can join Pep Guardiola’s side for free in the summer but could also be available in a cut-price deal in the current transfer window.

Cottee believes Alexis Sanchez would get a far bigger wage if he waited until the summer as City would not have to pay a transfer fee for him.

And he reckons it is up to the Chilean to decide where his priorities lie.

“Purely from a player’s point of view, he needs to sit tight if it’s about money," Cottee said.

“He’s just got to sit tight because at the end he’s going to get a stack-load more money at the end of the season by being a free transfer than if he moves now. If it’s about money.