UK Back Pages: Arsenal to Offer Alexis Sanchez New £40 Million Deal

The days of Arsenal saving the pennies might finally be over. 

According to Thursday's Daily Mirror, the club are planning to offer Alexis Sanchez a massive new contract worth £40 million to push away the advances of Real Madrid. 

The full report states that Sanchez's wages will "rise to around £150,000, with major incentives written in."

The paper also says the Gunners are working on a new deal for German playmaker Mesut Ozil. 

Elsewhere, the Sun is reporting that the Premier League is considering playing "Les Marseillaise" before this weekend's games as a tribute to the victims of the recent Paris attacks. 

There is an interesting story on the back of the Daily Mail about the Leyton Orient team being holed up in a hotel for a week by their unhappy owner. 

And finally, there are plenty of tributes to the great Jonah Lomu, the former All Blacks superstar who died at the age of just 40. 

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