Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, is adamant that Alexis Sanchez will return to training this week as soon as he has recovered from his current bout of influenza. “We have been in touch with both him and his doctor and he will be back as soon as possible,” said Wenger after this comfortable victory before categorically stating: “He is staying.”But with Sanchez delayed, Alexandre Lacazette apparently requiring time to settle and Monaco holding firm against any potential sale of Thomas Lemar, strikers Theo Walcott and Oliver Giroud look like being valuable commodities for Arsenal in the early weeks of the season. Walcott, who clearly fell from favour with Wenger in the second half of last season when he changed the shape of his line-up…

Source: The Times July 29, 2017 23:00 UTC