Alexis Sanchez: Arsenal star has been cursed by a Peruvian witch doctor

Peru face Sanchez's Chile in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night

Arsenal are ready to open contract negotiations with Alexis Sanchez to make him the club's record earner

Alexis Sanchez has been cursed by a Peruvian witch doctor ahead of Chile's World Cup qualifier against the nation.

*Weird story of the day alert*

The Arsenal man is, of course, Chile's biggest star, scoring as Jorge Sampaoli's men beat Brazil over the weekend.

To combat the brilliant winger, supporters of Peru have turned to the dark arts, enlisting a local shaman.

Said shaman, filmed by local TV news in South America, even enlisted the help of a turtle to slow the rapid winger.

Watch the ritual take place below:

We'll be watching this one closely...