Arsenal wanted to use Alexis Sanchez as a bargaining chip to sign Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic, according to Tuttosport .
The Premier League side have yet to agree a contract extension with the Chile international, who previously played in Serie A with Udinese.
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Instead of offloading him for a reduced price, they wanted to use him as leverage to sign the Bosnia star.
Juve have been interested in Alexis for several seasons, and wished to sign the ex-Udinese and Barcelona ace to complete a star South American offensive line with Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala.
However, the Serie A champions rejected Arsenal’s offer.
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