Alexis Sanchez has denied that Thierry Henry told him to leave
Arsenal for Manchester United, and insists that the Frenchman should one
day manage the club.
The 29-year-old completed his move to Old Trafford earlier this week,
with Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving the other way.
Upon making his move, the Chile international wrote an Instagram post, mentioning the Gunners icon.
"I remember today, a conversation I had with Henry, a historic
Arsenal player, who changed club for the same reason and today is my
turn," he said.
Both Henry and Alexis, however, have now denied that the Frenchman
had any say over the player's decision to quit Arsene Wenger's side.
Alexis wrote on Twitter: "I want to clarify that Henry never told me
to leave the club, it was a personal decision. He LOVES the club and
someday it would be nice to see him as the Arsenal coach because he
loves the club."
Henry, meanwhile, wrote: "I know I don’t need to explain this to
the majority of Arsenal fans but contrary to speculation at no time did I
tell Alexis Sanchez to leave Arsenal.
"I had no idea he was going to sign for Man Utd until I saw it on the news like the rest of you."
"I also believe that the club itself cared about me joining, and I
got the impression that they were keen for me to come here and wear the
number seven shirt.
"I think that also gets through to the player. Players sometimes need to feel important and loved by the club.
"That was one of the things that attracted me to come here, along
with the manager, who is a person who won everything in Italy, the same
as he did in Spain, and he's a manager who likes to win."
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