Fewer than 1% of the supposed 14,000 set to protest on the streets of Chile’s Santiago capital at Alexis Sanchez’s woes at Arsenal actually turned up, which is sure to have left Arsene Wenger with a smile on his face.
Gunners fans in the Transfer Tavern have been seen looking at a certain Facebook page in recent weeks, while a few bartenders have even spotted some browsing for cheap flights from Heathrow to the South American nation to take part in the march.
However, it seems that the protest being promoted on social media turned out to be a damp squib, with CNN Chile reporting that the ‘event’ was cancelled when only a tiny fraction of those to have committed to the idea actually turned up!
Organisers claimed Chilean football fans were annoyed at watching one of their finest ever players tirelessly plugging away on his own for an underperforming team, yet it seems very few cared enough to take to the streets!
This will surely come as a big boost for Arsenal, who will have been fearful of yet more negative press regarding their aims to keep hold of one of their key players, whom The Times have claimed is still in a contract standoff with the club.
