Protest march to get Alexis Sanchez to leave Arsenal
Football
By
Mirror
| Feb 18, 2017
Thousands of football fans are planning a march to try and convince Alexis Sanchez to leave Arsenal.
An event has been organised on Facebook with more than 6,000 people saying that they will attend a civilised walk through Santiago, the capital of Sanchez's country of birth, Chile.
The march, of which over 7,000 more people have declared their interest, is scheduled to take place on March 1 and has come after Arsenal's latest humiliation.
A Sanchez goal could not prevent the Gunners from being thrashed 5-1 at Bayern Munich in the first-leg of their last-16 tie in the Champions League.
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The Gunners are now facing the prospect of bowing out of the competition at the first knockout stage for the seventh consecutive year.
"Chileans are tired of watching one of our stars work alone so that their team can move forward," organisers wrote on the Facebook page.
"We do not want him to play in Madrid, not to return to Barcelona, the truth is that we do not give a damn what team to play, we just want to see him fight along with ten others to get results. No more alone."
Sanchez's future at the Emirates remains in doubt with just over 12 months left on his current deal at the club.
It is believed that there is a new offer on the table, but Sanchez is holding out for club record wages of over £200,000-a-week.
Sanchez could feature for Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round tie against Sutton United on Monday night, despite having flown to Barcelona on Thursday.
Manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed he has travelled to Catalonia for a court case over tax fraud allegations.
It is claimed that Sanchez failed to pay tax on £888,246 in a period between 2012 and 2013 - an allegation which the Chile international denies.
He is set to return to training on Saturday and could be involved in Monday's game.