Arsenal January signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan was not Arsene Wenger’s preferred choice in a swap for Sanchez.
According to Metro, Wenger wanted Martial and Smalling, but got Mkhitaryan instead but both chief executive Ivan Gazidis and new head of recruitment Sven Mislintat disagreed.
Instead, Sven Mislintat pushed for Armenian midfielder, who he had previously signed for Borussia Dortmund from Shakhtar Donetsk back in 2013.