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Published 08:52 22 Jan 2018 GMT
Updated 09:37 22 Jan 2018 GMT
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"Not the other players, just the team. You work in a newspaper and there are periods when the atmosphere is less enjoyable than others. It is the lack of clarity. It is not losing players – teams are used to losing players. "But it is fact that you have uncertainty in the group – that they don’t know if he will be here or not. Once it is clear, the team gets used to it. We have a strong squad that does not only depend on one player, that is for sure.
"Let’s not forget that if Sanchez goes, somebody else will come in who has quality as well. It is not that we are only losing a player, we are gaining a player as well. And we are still active in the transfer market and trying to bring players in."There were reports in December that a group of Arsenal players had grown increasingly frustrated by Sanchez's attitude. Although the former Barcelona man continued to give his all whenever he played, it was reported that he was involved in a training bust-up with some of his team-mates. However, now that he is Old Trafford-bound, Wenger seems to be optimistic for the future. Arsenal are getting a quality playmaker in Mkhitaryan in return and they have been strongly linked with Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the past week. Should the Gabon international join, Arsenal have more than enough firepower to climb up the table from their current position in sixth and secure Champions League football for next season.
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