ASYD: Via SportWitness comes news from Portugal that Arsenal have made a second offer for winger Gelson Martins.
In typical Gunners style though, the second offer is the same as the first one we made which was promptly rejected by Sporting Lisbon.
Their president, Bruno de Carvalho, turned down an initial bid of €30m, believing it to be insufficient for the 23 year old who scored 13 goals and made 13 assists for the Portuguese side last season.
A second offer of €30m was hardly likely to change his mind, but A Bola say that the player is keen on a move to North London and that may be part of the reason why we’re trying to play a bit of hardball.