Unsettled Sanchez back in training with Arsenal
AFP
AFP, LONDON: Alexis Sanchez finally returned to training with Arsenal on Tuesday amid persistent speculation the Chile forward is keen to leave the Gunners.
Sanchez missed Arsenals pre-season tour of Australia and China, as well as last weekends Emirates Cup tournament, as he rested following international duty at the Confederations Cup.
The 28-year-old was due to resume training with his Arsenal team-mates on Sunday, but he was unable to fly back to London until Tuesday after going down with the flu.
Some cynical Arsenal fans feared Sanchezs illness was a ruse to further distance himself from the Premier League club as he weighs up whether to push for a transfer.
Sanchez is in the final year of his Arsenal contract and his decision not to accept boss Arsene Wengers offer of a lucrative new deal has sparked interest from Manchester City, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Juventus.
With FA Cup holders Arsenal due to face champions Chelsea in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday, Sanchez has now rejoined his team-mates at their London Colney headquarters.
Just hours after posting a picture on social media of himself and his dogs next to a private jet, Sanchez added a photo of him running and wrote: Back to training.
Speaking over the weekend, Wenger had said he would have to check on Sanchezs fitness before deciding whether to include the former Barcelona star against Chelsea.
