Pizzi plays down Sanchez club future rumours
Juan Antonio Pizzi insists no special arrangements have been made for Alexis Sanchez to resolve his club future while with Chile.
Alexis Sanchez has not been granted permission to leave Chile's training camp as speculation over Manchester City reaching a deal for the Arsenal forward intensifies.
Sanchez has been linked to a reunion with his former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium throughout the transfer window, with the 28 year-old in the last season of his contract.
Arsenal is understood to have rejected a $A75 million offer on Wednesday (AEST) but, with an improved bid in the region of $A105m expected, the Independent reported City has sent a delegation to Chile in anticipation of finalising a club-record deal.
Juan Antonio Pizzi's side is preparing for crunch World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Bolivia and La Tercera reported Sanchez might have caused some unwelcome disruption midweek, claiming he asked his coach to be given time off to deal with some "personal formalities".
Speaking at a news conference ahead of Paraguay's visit to the Estadio Monumental David Arellano, ex-Valencia boss Pizzi insisted such speculation was wide of the mark.
"No. It's absolutely false. That permission never existed," Pizzi said. "Sometimes players request authorisation for some things and sometimes we grant them and other times we don't.
"I'm against rigid decisions, each case is different. We consider the individual situation of each player regarding many variables.
"But we always take into account that we are in a national team camp."
Arsenal suffered a dispiriting 4-0 defeat to Liverpool on Monday (AEST), with the Merseyside club widely reported to be on the verge of signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from the Gunners.
With the toxic atmosphere of the last season seemingly on the verge of returning to Emirates Stadium, Sanchez's exit could be seen as imperative for the star attacker, but Pizzi is not of this opinion.
"It's very difficult before the transfer window closes to shed light on his future," he said. "In either option his future is very good. There is no reason to be displeased or dissatisfied. Both options are excellent.
"We are talking about a first-class player, who is coached by one of the best in the world. The conditions he has at Arsenal are spectacular.
"He's worked well and he is happy. To say that he is nervous about his future is somewhat ironic, anyone would like to have those worries.
"He has the maximum disposition, he is in a good mood to represent the national team."
