 Complete the following phrase:  Before the start of the 201011 season, there was once again intense media speculation about the Spaniards future, and in June 2010, a 35 million bid from Barcelona was rejected. The 201011 season turned out to be an extremely competitive one in the Premier League; even though Arsenal had lost five games before mid-season, they were jostling for pole position with Manchester United and Manchester City. Going into late February, Arsenal were still in contention for the quadruple, but within a span of two weeks they lost in the 