Former Arsenal transfer chief Dick Law has revealed the club had agreed on a new contract with Alexis Sanchez prior to his departure to Manchester United last year.
Sanchez moved to United in January 2018 in a swap deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan with just six months remaining on his deal at Arsenal.
Law, who spent eight years at Arsenal and served as their transfer and contract negotiator, told Goal's Charles Watts that Sanchez had agreed on a contract extension in 2016/17 before changing his mind:
"We had a deal.