Country: Canada
Yeah this is more or less what I think as well. All of a sudden being told, "oh they are back in with a bid we are willing to let you go for, but you have to decide in the next 3min" after having it in his head for weeks he was staying put. Easy to see why he would just say no at that point.There were. But even if that was the case, once the whole deal seemed dead in the water he would have resigned himself to staying at Monaco for this year. Then having it sprung on him again at the very last minute just hours before a World Cup qualifier, it might have been hard for him to say yes without giving it more thought. Hopefully Arsenal can get him next summer.