So you're telling me that the clubs plans wouldn't have changed after seeing Maddison could be available? Come on man you're a smart dude. What date did Arteta say those quotes? How long ago are we talking. Because Bell said we've been after Maddison for a couple of months now.
He said it towards the end of the season and there had already been reports of us having and interest in Maddisson by then.
Literally EVERY reliable journo has said that we'd try for Ødegaard if there was even a 1% chance of it happening.