Arsene Wenger has closed the door on Alexis Sanchez leaving Arsenal as they attempt to win the Premier League this season.
Sanchez told Chilean media he wants to play in the Champions League, which the Gunners failed to qualify for after their fifth-placed Premier League finish, and that a decision over his future rests with Arsenal.
However Wenger remains adamant Sanchez will not be leaving the Emirates this summer, revealing the club's stance is already clear and he is going nowhere.
"The decision has been made and we will stick to that," Wenger said of Sanchez. "The decision is not to sell."
Wenger, whose side are preparing for a pre-season game against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, played down Sanchez's comments regarding Champions League football.
"I don't give too much importance to things that are translated, you know," he added. "The whole interview that I got didn't really mean that.
"The main focus for us is to concentrate on the Premier League and the Premier League for me today is more important than the Champions League.
"We rested sometimes players in the group stages of the Champions League for the Premier League so that's become the biggest importance for us.
"We played 20 years in the Champions League, that's 17 years before Sanchez arrived and three years with him so he can get us back in there."
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