Alexis Sánchez and Mesut Özil combine to develop Arsenal’s evolution

Arsène Wenger excited by how pair have gelled, with Sánchez scoring 22 goals and Özil finding his form in second half of season
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It was not quite as simple as a straight choice between Cesc Fàbregas and Alexis Sánchez – the curiously shady inferences that Arsène Wenger dangles about Fàbregas’s move to Chelsea do a fine job of obfuscating matters. But in the Arsenal manager’s mind, the situation last summer became crystal clear.

With around £35m reserved for a marquee signing, Wenger prioritised logic over sentiment. He could not afford two of the talents Barcelona were seeking to offload from their collection and Sánchez offered a dynamic Arsenal did not possess. In theory, they already had their Fàbregas-type in Mesut Özil, even if it required a substantial show of faith for Wenger to express that after an inhibited first season.

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