Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter today in a mix of desperate hope and disbelief, following a report of their club’s mega-money bid for Kylian Mbappe in the Daily Telegraph.
The Telegraph report revealed that the Gunners’ £87m bid was rejected by Monaco, and was the third offer for the French teenager to be rejected.
Real Madrid was one of the other bidders for the Frenchman after offering a record-breaking sum of £105m this summer.
Mbappe was in electrifying form for Monaco last season, with 26 goals from 44 appearances, including six in nine Champions League games.
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best Twitter posts from Arsenal fans:
https://twitter.com/_joshuamcintyre/status/870392035580293125
I was alive when Arsenal bid £87m for a talented teenager.
— Arsènic™ (@MrArsenicTM) June 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/AdamTemps/status/870385828937314305
https://twitter.com/u4eahh/status/870642036067708928
Wenger needs to go full Frank Underwood to get Mbappe, if that means dumping Alexis up north, so be it.
— Jack (@Wainwrizzle10) June 2, 2017
Sead Kolasinac's just followed arsenal on Instagram. Now waiting on Mbappe, Isco and Van Dijk to follow suit #afc pic.twitter.com/ydxpTIb4Dt
— Kwikky's left foot (@fit_kwik_) May 31, 2017
If Arsenal sign Mbappe I'll give everyone who retweets this £10. I'm that confident he won't.
— King Xhaka-Laka-Boom (@Eternal_Gooner) June 2, 2017
IM ARSENAL FAN, I HOPE N PRAY ITS NOT MBAPPE, ARSENAL WUD BE CAREER DESTRUCTION, DEY LACK AMBITION
— UniversalBeing? (@ZERO_TPS) June 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/pIaymaking/status/870384990625968131
And finally, Arsenal legend-turned pundit, Ian Wright seemed to think it was a case of fake news:
https://twitter.com/IanWright0/status/870523927734370304
For many, the bid appeared surprising, but it shows that Arsene Wenger is ready to make changes to his squad this summer, which will be music to the ears of many Arsenal fans following years of uneventful transfer windows.
After announcing his two-year contract extension on Wednesday, Wenger has been at the forefront of transfer gossip and rumours, and has been reported to be looking to re-enter the race for Alxeandre Lacazette following the Atletico Madrid transfer ban.
The Gunners boss will be keen to strengthen his squad’s attacking prowess, particularly after reports of further uncertainty surrounding Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil’s future at the Emirates, and Mbappe would do just that.