Bye-bye Robin: Offer Arsenal's Van Persie cannot refuse

Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala are ready to battle Premier League champions Manchester City for the signature of Arsenal's Robin van Persie.

Guus Hiddink has been given the green light to sign three world class stars for Anzhi and Gunners captain van Persie heads the list, according to the Mirror.

Anzhi owner Suleyman Kerimov, one of the richest men in the world, has told Hiddink the best players can earn over £300,000 a-week net at his club.

Manchester United are also interested in van Persie who has just a year remaining on his contract at Emirates but Manchester City are believed to be pole to position to get the Dutch striker who wants to remain in England.

Hiddink is now hinting he is about to target Van Persie with an offer that will dwarf anything on offer from Arsenal.

Hiddink said: “In this summer’s transfer period we are going to get a couple of really well targeted investments to build this Anzhi team into an even bigger side in world football.

“We have made it possible to break into the top five in Russian football. We are now among the traditional strong teams from Moscow and St Petersburg. But we need to make even bigger steps than we have done so far, to play for the top spots.

“Initially I was not going to put my eye on a Dutch player, but now I am not ruling out that this could take place."

Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder said last week he is not prepared to move to Moscow.

He explained: “If I wanted to go and earn big money, I could have moved in January to Moscow.

“The amount of money was incredible, but I am happy at Inter."

It remains to be seen whether Van Persie can be lured to Russia where he could earn a sum of £45m over the next three years.

Hiddink says he wants to turn Anzhi into one of the biggest clubs in the world. His owner Kerimov claims to have the same kind of funds as Manchester City’s Arab owners.

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