Premier League transfer news: Barca star to United, Gelson Martins to Liverpool and more - 17 January 2018

#2 Mkhi-Sanchez saga

Raiola is playing hardball here

Mino, Mino, Mino… what a man this agent is. Apparently, Mino Raiola is stalling Sanchez’s deal to United due to Mkhitaryan’s transfer to Arsenal. He revealed to The Times that Sanchez’s deal depends on Mkhitaryan accepting to join Arsenal.

“Manchester United are not going to sign Sanchez unless Mkhi agrees to join Arsenal,” Raiola told the outlet

“Mkhi is going to do what is best for him. He has two-and-a-half years left on his contract so it’s his decision. Sanchez is part of the Mkhi deal, not the other way around.”

Meanwhile, the Mirror claims that the real intention of Mino Raiola is to earn a lot of money from ‘Mkhi’ joining Arsenal—more than £5 million as agent fee—while also securing a pay-rise for his Armenian client, who earns £150,000-a-week and, according to the Daily Record, wants to be the best-paid footballer at Arsenal.