The winter window transfer market has been open for a week, only Barca have completed a big deal, bringing in talented winger Felan Torres from Manchester City, and the rest of the team is still on hold. But the Premier League's teams are starting to work, Newcastle is about to take on England international Trippier, Arsenal are putting captain Aubameyang on the transfer list, and in order to fill the gap left by Thomas and Ernenni to participate in the African Cup of Nations, they have begun to look for midfielders.
Coincidentally, Arsenal and Barca have both a crush on Midfielder Sanchez from Ligue 1, the former European Golden Boy winner who has made a perfect comeback in Ligue 1, and Lille's own record has fallen badly, and it is certain that he will not be able to keep him. The 24-year-old Sanchez is bent on returning to the giants because he has had an unpleasant experience at Bayern and hopes to prove himself again in the giants. His idea of leaving Lille was firm, hoping to complete his departure in the winter window.
Arsenal are currently ahead of Barca, with sources suggesting arsenal are ready for £25m, a price that is already quite reasonable for the upcoming contract year. Considering the good relationship between Lille and Arsenal, Pepe once joined Arsenal for 70 million euros, and Lille should not mind trading with Arsenal again, so he is more willing to negotiate with Arsenal.
Barca have plenty of transfer funds, but most of the budget is left to pay the transfer fees of Ferran Torres and Haaland, and it is difficult to come up with higher transfer fees to bring in other players. In terms of transfer fee competition, Arsenal clearly have an advantage over Barca. However, Sanchez seems to be more inclined to join Barca, as Sanchez's chances of getting the main force at Barca are much higher than Arsenal's. On the one hand, Barca's midfield is in a new generation, there are many young players, such as 18-year-old Pedri and 17-year-old Garvey, 19-year-old Nico, Barca lack of mesozoic midfielders like De Jong, Sanchez has experience and strength, and the advantage of competing for the main force is more obvious.
On the other hand, la Liga's football style is more suitable for the free-spirited Sanchez, from the perspective of the language environment, the Premier League is not the most ideal environment, Sanchez basically does not have the problem of language communication in Barcelona. The author believes that Sanchez, whether joining Barca or Arsenal, is very suitable, he has both strength, skill, and passing mind, and the coverage of being able to go up and down is very large, which is an effective supplement to the passing team. The only thing that is certain is that he will definitely leave Lille, as for Barca and Arsenal who can laugh to the end, in the end it depends on the individual wishes of the players, barca should have a great chance to come to the top.