After Arsenal reportedly agreeing a massive £92m deal for Thomas Lemar, the Guardian are now reporting that the deal is off and that Alexis Sanchez will be staying at Arsenal.

The bid, which was not really reported in France, spread like wildfire on the internet and it wasn’t long before it was claimed that Monaco had accepted. But with Lemar playing for France this evening against the Netherlands in a World Cup qualifying game, Arsenal have withdrawn from any deal as they don’t think they can get the deal completed in time.

As a result, Alexis Sanchez will not be allowed to leave.

Everything Arsenal have done today has seemed to make things worse.  Arsenal either bid £92m for a player who couldn’t complete on time that they could have signed weeks ago or are lying about bidding £92m.

An absolute shambles.

Reportedly, Arsenal have not responded to Manchester City’s £55m + £5m offer for Alexis as they allegedly waited to see if they could find a replacement [Sky Sports News].