Manchester City are ready to make Alexis Sanchez among the highest paid players in the game to bring him from Arsenal.

The Daily Mail says City are prepared to pay Alexis close to the staggering £400,000 per week he wants.

And the saga surrounding the wantaway Arsenal forward took an intriguing twist on Friday after he posted a sombre picture of himself tagged as 'sick' on his Instagram account.

Arsenal confirmed that Sanchez is due back for pre-season training on Sunday. If he doesn't report for duty, fears of a move to City will only grow.

City will make Sanchez the club's top earner with a deal in the region of £320,000 a week.

But that amount will be topped up by various performance-related bonuses and image rights.