Rival fans have seen the funny side to Arsenal seemingly suffering a setback in their pursuit to sign Thomas Partey this summer.
The Guardian recently claimed that Arsenal’s second bid for Partey, which included Matteo Guendouzi, was rejected as Atletico Madrid want £45.5 million for their player.
Whilst Arsenal put money on the table for the likes of Kieran Tierney and Nicolas Pepe last summer, they don’t usually spend big as their rivals do.
After the rumours about Arsenal’s second bid for Partey being rejected came out, many of their rival fans reacted with no surprise.
This is a big summer for the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs because they are all in the middle of re-building.
Whoever gets their business right will be in a strong position going into the new campaign, which starts in September, and truth be told, Arsenal don’t need any setbacks.
Either way, anything can happen yet regarding the potential Partey deal, as rival fans issued their responses to the above report:
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