According to David Ornstein (BBC) we are interested in the player but have not yet bid.

Classic "Arsene",

"ve are a little bit in ze waiting period, ve vont to drive ze price down and conclude ze deal on deadline day. Ze player is not worth 17.2million, I vill not pay a penny more than 14million for ze player".

He'll join Napoli...because we're dithering as usual.