Arsenal set to lose Van Persie to City

Gunners captain to hold crunch talks with Wenger

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Arsenal's Robin van Persie reacts after their English Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England on Sunday. (REUTERS)

Arsenal seem destined to be engaged in another transfer saga this summer involving skipper Robin van Persie.

The talismanic Arsenal captain is set for a showdown on his future with Gunners manager Arsene Wenger on Wednesday, it has been reported in the British press.

Newly crowned Premier League champions Manchester City are ready to lure him with an offer of £25 million, according to the Mirror.

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The Dutch striker, 28, is entering the final year of his contract at Emirates and had refused to discuss his future until the season ends.

City are preparing an opening offer of £20 million for the Premier League's leading goal scorer, according to The Sun.

His agent Kees Vos has been spotted at the Etihad Stadium, it added.

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However, he was coy about where Van Persie would play next season with Manchester United and Juventus also wanting to sign him.

“I have been to a lot of Premier League games this season - including City ones. I watch a lot of players — my life does not revolve around Robin van Persie,” he said.

City are believed to be in pole position to land Van Persie and £25m Lille midfielder Eden Hazard.

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City hero Sergio Aguero said: “It can only be good when you strengthen during the summer period.”

Arsenal will do their utmost to resist attempts to prise Van Persie from Emirates.

Wenger has insisted he will not sell Van Persie to City for any price.

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Arsenal are expected to try to persuade Van Persie to agree a new four-year deal worth £130,000 a week, according to the Mirror.

They will also offer a £5m signing-on fee in a desperate bid to prevent another one of their key players joining the exodus to the Etihad — following Emannuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy and Sami Nasri.
 
Big-spending city are likely to go all out to get Van Persie who is high on the wish list of their Italian manager Roberto Mancini.

Arsenal's board are ready to hold Van Persie to his contract or sell and cut their losses.

Van Persie did not commit himself long-term to the club though saying he loves Arsenal "whatever happens" after their win at West Brom on Sunday.

It promises to be another painful saga for Arsenal fans after losing Fabregas and Nasri last summer.
 

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  • Wamakurutu 16 May 2012 15:15 2 1
    I don't care if he stays or goes. But for as long as we don't buy more quality and classy players more so strikers; no more silverwares for us!
  • Ronald 16 May 2012 12:05 0 2
    Arsenal has got a great coach but the problem with Wenger is that he fails to keep the good playes which is not good.
  • chuck 16 May 2012 11:34 1 2
    I have been supporting arsenal for ages and they deserve to loose their best players every year becoz of no ambition and arogance form wenger and the board. Rvp must earn 220k pw min and some silverware to go with it. A player like rvp can't retire with no silverware and broke. He must leave so that arsenal can learn another 3rd place finish and 8-2 drubbing lesson.Gooner South Africa.
  • chuck 16 May 2012 11:11 0 3
    I have been supporting arsenal for ages and they deserve to loose their best players every year becoz of no ambition and arogance form wenger and the board. Rvp must earn 220k pw min and some silverware to go with it. A player like rvp can't retire with no silverware and broke. He must leave so that arsenal can learn another 3rd place finish and 8-2 drubbing.Gooner South Africa.
  • Milky Bar Yid 16 May 2012 04:17 2 2
    Ha ha ha ha. Last one out the door please turn out the light. You so know he's going to do a runner. Luvvit
  • Adewoye Sheriff-deen 16 May 2012 03:57 1 3
    Arsenalfc board must pay rvp 150,000pounds per week.RVP PLS DONT GO...KEEP D FAITH.
  • firas 16 May 2012 01:11 1 3
    robin van persie deserves more than 130,000 i would'not blame him if he leaves arsenal but it will be heartbreaking to us "the fans" but if you do ur resarch you'll see that real or barcalona wont buy him for more money cuz they have positions to fill up like real have 3 strikers and barca need a defender while wenger wont sell him to city who already have also 3 strikers and seria a because remember its boring and he will be injured ther
  • r10rrk 15 May 2012 23:22 0 1
    Hopefully tomorrow's meeting turns out to be positive! Wenger needs to persuade RVP to stay, not just monetarily but also by bringing more class players in addition to Podololski. I fear with City's wealth it will only get harder....ARGGG!!!
  • Dami 15 May 2012 18:58 1 5
    I ve been an arsenal fan for long, wenger and the board should stop playing over the intelligence of both the fans and the players. Wenger happens to be one of the highest paid coaches in the world and want to pay his players peanuts. If you are not in form they will throw you out. van persie ought to be paid nothing less than 220,000 pounds per week.
  • Amos 15 May 2012 14:22 4 1
    At Arsenal we need RVP +4 other world class player to win trophies. RVP is our role model he shouldn't leave
  • charles 15 May 2012 12:06 4 2
    130,000 per week is way too little for this star. am an arsenal fan who will pray that RVP signs a new contract but he for deserves nothing less than 180,000 per week. the likes of adebayor whose quality is below rvp is taking 175000 per week. wake up arsenal board and learn to reciprocate your players efforts. Omudek from Kenya. Long life full of glory arsenal!
  • Sheriff. 15 May 2012 10:41 2 3
    Rvp we still need u n we all luv u pls dont go.
  • Cris makozi 15 May 2012 10:15 3 3
    Whether RVP stays or nt depends on d quality of players we'r bringin in n d irrelevant ones we'r shippin out.4 me he wil stay at ARSENAL
  • AMPE KENETH 15 May 2012 10:07 5 5
    PARSIE don't u leave plz
  • Olatunjialimi 15 May 2012 09:57 1 3
    Rvp is d key of arsenal player 4 now nd we cant avoid to loose him nd we ave buy podolski for him to be operating together.robin van persie i love u nd arsenal
  • Jon 15 May 2012 09:46 2 3
    Are you really saying that we'd sell RVP to Citeh for as little as we sold Na$ri? No way on earth would we sell him to them for that little. If we got £20-25m for Na$ri then they'll need to stump up at least £45-50m for RVP. We could get £25m selling him to the likes of Juve and Real Madrid without breaking a sweat.
  • RICHARD SAPALATA 15 May 2012 09:42 3 3
    Mr Robin van persie we need you at Arsenal
  • wardy 15 May 2012 09:26 5 3
    You are all retarded if you think RVP will be wearing a City shirt next season, if he leaves it will be for barca or real. end of story!
  • jackson 15 May 2012 08:38 3 3
    Nowdays football is about cash. 130000 not enought to rvp. so arsenal must sell cham,squlch,djoul, and etc and add that salary to van persie.

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