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Hebei China Fortune deny making offer for Alexis

Senior club officials at Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune F.C have denied making any kind of offer for Alexis Sanchez.

The Sun wrote a story on Sunday claiming the Chinese club had offered the Chilean £400,000-a-week to join them, adding that Alexis rejected them to join Manchester City.

However, a statement from the club states otherwise:

It isn’t the first time The Sun have made up a story for their own gain, so it’s nice to see them publicly called out for doing so. Perhaps they hoped that inventing rumours about a club from a far away country wouldn’t lead to anyone calling them out.

It’s still perfectly possible Alexis could leave Arsenal for City in January, with the 29-year-old struggling for form this season and Pep Guardiola having showed a real interest back in the summer.

But now, at least, we have confirmation that we shouldn’t trust the publication on the matter. Even a side with Hebei China Fortune’s money would do well not to sign an ageing and out-of-form Premier League forward for such lofty wages.

Given how keen Alexis was to join Man City in the summer, it’s hard to see him being that open to a move to the Chinese Super League.

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