The pair, who have dominated the global award in its varied forms for a decade, will be favourites to collect yet another accolade amid the 24-strong list of the world’s best.
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However, Sanchez has told Chilean media that he wants to play in the Champions League, whereas Arsenal will play in the lower Europa League
The Gambling Times is reporting a possible exchange deal involving Sanchez and Iheanacho
After 120 goalless minutes a shootout was required to separate the two sides
The Arsenal most valuable player got his 38th international goal in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Germany at the Confederations Cup in Russia
The 28-year-old enjoyed the season of his career with the Gunners, culminating with FA Cup glory at Wembley
Iwobi, a second half substitute changed the tempo of the game as the homers broke the deadlock through Alxis Sanchez in the 72nd minute
Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante is the favourite for the players’ prize, having already been named the PFA (Professional Footballers’ Association) Player of the Year and the FWA (Football Writers Association) Player of the Year
The Gunners realistically need to win each of their remaining fixtures to maintain hope of gatecrashing the Champions League places
The 26-year-old, who is only in his second season in English football after joining Leicester from Caen in 2015, also helped France reach the final of Euro 2016 on home soil
The win restored Arsenal’s hope of a Champions League place next season
The young Nigerian is expected to slip down the pecking order this summer as City look to add another striker with the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Kylian Mbappe and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang on their list
The Daily Mail says Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are widely expected to leave Arsenal at the end of the season having stalled over signing new deals
Kante proved to be one of the stand-out performers in Leicester’s remarkable title triumph in 2015-16 and has been similarly effective since moving to Stamford Bridge
Thousands had signed up on Facebook to attend Wednesday’s event, but less than one per cent arrived at the meeting point
Arsenal has returned to winning ways with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Hull City at the Emirates Stadium. Alexis Sanchez…
For so long, Shkodran Mustafi appeared to be the unlikely match winner with his first goal in English football, but Andre Gray levelled up from the spot in added time for the Clarets
Iwobi was heavily involved in Arsenal’s three second-half goals at Swansea, seeing two efforts deflected in for own goals, then starting the move which led to the fourth for Alexis Sanchez
The Gunners had struggled during the early stages
The news comes amid continued uncertainty over the futures of attacking duo Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, who are believed to be at loggerheads with the Gunners over significant salary increases