Arsenal may offer to sell Mesut Özil and Alexis Sánchez in January, says Arsène Wenger

• Arsenal supervisor says 'each sort of arrangement' is conceivable 

• 'The two players look cheerful here; I trust that the circumstance can be pivoted'

Arsène Wenger has conceded Arsenal might be compelled to offer Mesut Özil and Alexis Sánchez in January if there is no indication of a leap forward in contract talks before the exchange window opens.

Özil and Sánchez are both in the last year of their arrangements and, while Wenger stays cheerful transactions with his two greatest players will achieve a fruitful conclusion, the supervisor opened the way to taking advantage of the match if the circumstance delays.

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"When you are in our sort of circumstance we have conceived each sort of arrangement, yes," Wenger said. "It's conceivable."

Wenger's affirmation could provoke Manchester City to resuscitate their enthusiasm for Sánchez, who was wronged when a move to Pep Guardiola's side fell through in the mid year. Notwithstanding, Wenger has not put a due date on chats with either player and said he was supported by Özil's specialist saying the German, who is after an enormous pay ascend before conferring himself to Arsenal, needs to remain in the Premier League. Özil wins £140,000 a week and the 28-year-old, who is set to return for the visit to Watford on Saturday, is said to give genuine idea to remaining at Arsenal in view of a lack of suitors.

"That is my comprehension," Wenger said. "I generally said the way that we didn't discover an assention a year ago doesn't mean the player will fundamentally take off. The two players look glad here and general I trust the circumstance can be pivoted. Right now, we are not sufficiently close to declare anything."

Wenger does not trust Chile's inability to fit the bill for the World Cup finals will give Sánchez less of a motivating force to deliver his best shape for Arsenal, despite the fact that he acknowledged the forward is probably going to endure sincerely after a 3-0 vanquish by Brazil implied the Copa América champions passed up a great opportunity for a place in Russia next summer. "He is in an extremely troublesome personality," Wenger said.

"Chile simply won the Copa América twice and now they don't go to the World Cup. Sánchez is 29 toward the finish of the year, so the following one he will be 33. He anticipated that would go. Unquestionably it is a major disillusionment for him.

"I have no uncertainty he needs to perform. He never goes on the football pitch to lose a football game. Sánchez is a victor. You need your players to be in a positive personality and to have constructive encounters. To go to the World Cup is the objective of each and every player who plays football."

Sánchez flew back to London on Thursday and Wenger is concerned he won't be prepared to begin against Watford after an exhausting match against Brazil. "I watched the diversion, what a physical amusement it was," Wenger said. "The quantity of fouls … He played against Dani Alves, that was a genuine fight, trust me. It's more awful to watch."

Arsenal have a potential protective migraine before the trek to Vicarage Road, with Shkodran Mustafi liable to be out for a month and a half in the wake of anguish thigh damage in Germany's win against Azerbaijan on Sunday, Sead Kolasinac battling with a sore hip and Laurent Koscielny confronting a late wellness test on an achilles issue.

"I will totally choose what I do tomorrow on the grounds that Koscielny will have a test at that point," Wenger said. "He worked very hard physically, he seems as though he is fit for playing on the off chance that he survives the test. In the event that he has no torment on his achilles ligament, he can play. The player I minimum anticipated that would lose amid the break was Mustafi. Above all else, I didn't know he would play. Besides Germany had officially qualified so I didn't anticipate that him will be out harmed as the amusements would be less serious. He didn't play in the principal diversion and we lost him in the second amusement against Azerbaijan at home. We need to adapt to that now."

Wenger scrutinized the proposition by Sky Sports to move Arsenal's home amusement against Liverpool to Christmas Eve."I realize that we need to adjust to the calendar managed by TV," Wenger said. "On the off chance that that happens, I figure no diversion ought to be played after 2pm. I would like to be at home on Christmas night and celebrating. Despite everything I feel that could happen on the off chance that we play early.


"You wouldn't have any desire to give up your night with your family. In any case, that isn't viewed as any more. Individuals need to watch football amid the Christmas time frame."