Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
We've bid £29m. What's adding another £11m to that when Wenger has already said we need a striker with pace? We must have identified other targets if we're willing to walk away from this deal. I doubt we have but we act as if we do. That's why other clubs spend over the odds for certain players. The manager sees the quality they want in a player and they make sure they get him if they're essential to the plan.
It's a lowball offer at a price we were never going to get him (West Ham have already offered more).