Arsenal and Chelsea are bitter rivals as both the London clubs have always thrived to achieve the supremacy in the capital. Both clubs have become clubs with super financial power over the past few years but have maintained their rivalry both on and off the field.
Both the clubs have tried to sign some of the best players around and have often tried to sign up each other’s players over the years. The most controversial moment came when the Blues have managed to swoop in for Arsenal’s Ashley Cole in the summer of 2006.
However, despite their rivalry and competition to sign big players, both the clubs have an unwritten rule which is becoming more popular with big clubs as they are not going to sign any youth players that are in contract with the youth team.
Both Arsenal and Chelsea have tried to sign senior players of each other over the years but they have maintained the secret agreement as they are okay to let the youngsters grow at their rival clubs.
But there has been a lot of speculations about Alexis Sanchez leaving the Gunners recently as the Chilean has looked disappointed with the results of the North London club. The 28-year old still has 18 months left on his contract and have not signed a new contract with the club despite Arsenal’s efforts.
Chelsea are one of the major clubs that have shown their interest in signing the star forward and they have been increasingly showing their interest over the past few weeks as Conte is keen to land him at Stamford Bridge next summer.
But it will not be an easy task for Chelsea to lure Sanchez away from Emirates as they will face a huge competition from other clubs and Arsenal will show their resistance should their city rivals try to make a move.