Unsettled Arsenal attacker Alexis Sanchez has been linked with a move to Real Madrid ~ Sportty

Unsettled Arsenal attacker Alexis Sanchez has been linked with a move to Real Madrid

Alexis Sanchez linked with shock move to Real Madrid in January

Arsenal attacker Alexis Sanchez has emerged as a shock target for Real Madrid, according to reports originating from Spain. Spanish media Don Balon are claiming Real president Florentino Perez has shortlisted the Arsenal forward as a reinforcement up front at the Bernabeu.

Karim Benzema’s recent injury and the sale of Alvaro Morata has highlighted how the Champions League holders can be left short in attack.

And Perez’s potential targets include Chilean international who was moments away from joining Manchester City on deadline day. The other names on the list include Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Timo Werner from RB Leipzig and Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich.

But Spanish media Don Balon claim Sanchez would be desperate to return to Spain after leaving Barcelona for Arsenal in 2014. Sanchez’s intense work rate in the final third has also reportedly seen Madrid look at the potential of making a bid.

They also claim that Sanchez has told Arsenal that if a big club comes in for him then he wants to leave the North London side. But they face competition from City, who had nearly completed a £60million deal for Sanchez before the Gunners pulled the plug.