Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is ready to go all out to prise Alexis Sanchez away from Arsenal.

The Sun says City have bought six players this summer for £217.8m — beating Real Madrid's 2009 high, with the transfer window open for another FIVE WEEKS.

And City are looking to spend more, with Arsenal hitman Sanchez still very much in their sights.

They have been encouraged by the failure of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain to land Arsenal's Chilean star.

And they remain hopeful the fact Sanchez, who has 12 months left on his Emirates deal, wants to play for Guardiola again can be a key factor.

City rate former Barcelona hitman Sanchez in the £50m bracket. And they also retain an interest in Monaco's £120m-rated Kylian Mbappe.