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Well how else should Arsenal fans react to reports of Alexis Sanchez agreeing to move to Manchester?

Published 16:55 7 Jun 2017 BST

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Well how else should Arsenal fans react to reports of Alexis Sanchez agreeing to move to Manchester?

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Arsenal fans might well have been bracing themselves for Alexis Sanchez's departure this summer.

His failure to agree a new deal at the Emirates, followed by a fifth place finish for the Gunners last season made it almost inevitable. Despite reports linking him with a move to Bayern Munich, there are now strong rumours that the Chilean has agreed terms for a move to Manchester City. Of course, Arsenal don't have to sell him to City this summer. He's still a year to run on his current deal in North London, and any bid for him from Pep Guardiola's side will have to be approved by the Arsenal board before a move actually happens. Despite this, Arsenal run the risk of losing the player for free in a year if they do decide to reject an offer from City. They were faced with a similar situation five years ago with Robin van Persie, who was reluctantly sold to Manchester United as a result. The prospect of losing Sanchez to City, a side that have signed a number of players from Arsenal in recent years, has prompted an all-too-predictable reaction from Arsenal's supporters. Some have already made clear that they'll shed tears if their hero makes the move north... https://twitter.com/RyaaanPerry/status/872461659138338817 Others have gone as far as threatening to dedicate their social media accounts to City's manager if the deal goes through. We're not sure why, either... https://twitter.com/Xhakafied/status/872459189511213057 Some Arsenal fans are suggesting taking the slightly more extreme measure of rioting outside the club's stadium... https://twitter.com/Mistry_10/status/872471919228051456 Elsewhere, some Arsenal fans have made clear that they'll sever their allegiances with the club if the move goes through... https://twitter.com/ReggaeNation3/status/872468955625029632 https://twitter.com/GeorgeCryer_/status/872457142908878849 With one supporter so fed up with it that he's even prepared to start following North London's other football club...  https://twitter.com/JDavies11/status/872466752441122817  

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Well how else should Arsenal fans react to reports of Alexis Sanchez agreeing to move to Manchester?