Arturo Vidal has been sending WhatsApp messages to Alexis Sanchez urging him to quit Arsenal for Bayern Munich.
Sanchez has just over a year to run on his current contract and, as he is refusing to pen an extension, the Gunners could be forced to sell him this summer rather than risk losing him for nothing in 12 months.
Bayern Munich have been alerted to the forward's situation and reports have claimed they would offer £50m to land the 28-year-old.
And now the German champion's hopes of signing Sanchez have been given a boost after Vidal revealed he has been sending messages to his Chile team-mate telling him to join him at Bayern.