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Alexis Sanchez admitted this month to tax fraud totalling £865,000
The forward travelled to Spain after the 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich
Sanchez is expected to return to training on Saturday ahead of clash with Sutton
READ MORE: Arsene Wenger ready to leave Arsenal at the end of the season

Published: 09:05 EDT, 17 February 2017 | Updated: 11:16 EDT, 17 February 2017

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Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has flown to Spain to face a court case for tax fraud - but he remains in line to face Sutton United in the FA Cup, Arsene Wenger has confirmed.

The Chile international admitted earlier this month to defrauding the Spanish treasury of £865,000 during his spell with Barcelona.

Sanchez was pictured leaving London separately from all his team-mates in the wake of Arsenal's humiliating 5-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Alexis Sanchez pictured at Heathrow Airport following the heavy defeat to Bayern Munich

The Chile forward has admitted defrauding the Spanish treasury while playing for Barcelona

But his manager - who hinted he will field a strong team against non-league Sutton - confirmed that the forward is expected to return to training on Saturday.

'It will be a normal team. Laurent Koscielny has a scan today,' he said.

'Alexis Sanchez has a court case in Barcelona and I believe he'll be back in training tomorrow.'

Arsenal travel to Gander Green Lane for Monday's fifth-round tie on the back of a chastening Champions League defeat in Munich.

Sanchez has scored 20 goals this season but was powerless to stop Arsenal losing in Munich

Sanchez netted Arsenal's only goal against Bayern but he was left dejected by the final whistle

Sanchez levelled the scores at the Allianz Arena after his penalty was saved by Manuel Neuer. But after a second-half collapse, Arsenal are on the verge of exiting at the last-16 stage for the seventh-consecutive season.

As revealed by Sportsmail, Wenger is considering stepping down at the end of the season following the latest disappointment.

ALEXIS' IMPORTANCE TO ARSENAL

Appearances this season: 25

Goals: 17

Assists: 9

Chances created: 63

(Statistics for Premier League only)

But the Arsenal boss was defiant on Friday, insisting that his side must focus only on bouncing back from the defeat in Munich by securing their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

'Everyone focuses on the next game, to take care of the consequences a disappointing result can have on everybody's spirit and to make sure we bounce back and focus on the next game,' he said.

'We have to deal with the media and our job is to and analyse with clarity what happened (against Bayern). We can't influence the last result.'