Re: The Van Persie Thread

[Jonathan Prendergast]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger remains confident Robin van Persie will stay.

Wenger is discussing a new contract with the Dutchman.

Speaking to US TV channel Fox Soccer, Wenger said: "I am confident you will see Robin van Persie in the Premier League and I am very confident you will see him in red and white.

"When you compare the Van Persie who arrived - from Feyenoord - to the player he has become today, it is remarkable."

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/arsenal-boss-wenger-very-confident-van-persie-stay-3201191

[Mike York]

Speaking to US TV channel Fox Soccer, Wenger said: "I am confident you will see Robin van Persie in the Premier League and I am very confident you will see him in red and white.

Hope he means us and not Man Utd

[Jonathan Prendergast]

Speaking to US TV channel Fox Soccer, Wenger said: "I am confident you will see Robin van Persie in the Premier League and I am very confident you will see him in red and white.

Hope he means us and not Man Utd

I think he is just bored of saying the same thing over and over, so he is mixing it up a bit.

[Zaid Derweesh]

Thinly veiled request for loyalty:

1) we made you what you are now
2) we persevered through your injuries, we were patient, you owe us

Interesting.

Also, is Giroud the type of player we need? Is he skillful at all, or is he another Chamakh? Speaking of Chamakh, I wonder if we could trade Giroud + 5m for Park and Chamakh, would solve two problems at once.

[vyom.chaudhary]

@BFairthorne: This is all second hand as I don't know Darren Dein, but for first time hearing from agent close to Arsène that RVP is leaving. #arsenal

To be clear this is second hand, I am not 100% on it like I am with M'Vila.

from Ben Fairthorne

[Jonathan Prendergast]

Worrying news.

ESPN are quoting his wife as wanting him to stay as new news, but it is just the same quotes from a month or so ago, about how we are a goood club as we have no debts.

[Sami Rockfeller]

I could care less just wish we buy someone as skilled if not more if he does leave.

[Jenks1981]

I don't think he is leaving but if he does, Podolski is the only replacement we are likely to sign.

[Ashraf Peeran]

"Arsenal showed faith in Robin when he was going through a lean time, so we should not repay them by thinking about other clubs. Our home life and our children are happy in London." - Robin van Persie's wife

That is the most recent quote, as of today. Source is the "Quote of the day" section of eurosport's blogger; Early Doors.

[Sami Rockfeller]

"Arsenal showed faith in Robin when he was going through a lean time, so we should not repay them by thinking about other clubs. Our home life and our children are happy in London." - Robin van Persie's wife

That is the most recent quote, as of today. Source is the "Quote of the day" section of eurosport's blogger; Early Doors.

Those quotes have been taken from an old interview. Mrs RVP had also tweeted something like this earlier but since, the quote has been deleted.

[vyom.chaudhary]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7828912/Wenger-Van-Persie-will-stay

[Jonathan Prendergast]

Well, it sounds like Wenger has no reason to think that Van Persie will leave.

Until Van Persie tells him he will leave.

[Greg Waters]

While I'm in no way confident RVP will stay, I am finding it kind of difficult to think of a club that he'd actually want to leave us for.

Italy... Serie A isn't a step up, even if he'd have a better chance at winning trophies- can't see Juve and it doesn't sound like AC/Inter are interested.

Spain- Barca or Real, but I doubt Barca could afford him, not to mention that he isn't really their style (i.e. not a midfielder!). Similarly with real madrid- can't really see him playing there because of his belief of how the game should be played, and I get the impression they really want to hang on to Higuain, which would be impossible if they brought RvP in.

Which leaves the English clubs. He wouldn't go to Man City, surely?! There and Barca are the only two options I can really see happening, neither particularly likely.

[Jonathan Prendergast]

Just a reminder, that there are 3 options:
- He extends his contract
- He transfers elsewhere
- He continues on this season without immediately signing a new contract

I think in this case, Wenger is willing to keep him without signing a new contract. That could mean giving up 35m pounds, but I have a feeling Wenger will do it.

[vyom.chaudhary]

David Ornstein ‏@bbcsport_david
Van Persie to resume talks with Arsenal when back from Caribbean break. He's keen to stay, with or without new contract. Ball in #afc court.

[ahrstic]

I know RVP is our star, our talisman... But exactly for those reason I think this situation is not acceptable for Arsenal. He is practically holding his club for a ransom. A club where he is an icon and captain! Theres only one way to sort this out.

[Marko Maksimović]

How is he holding his club ransom?

[kdunn]

I know RVP is our star, our talisman... But exactly for those reason I think this situation is not acceptable for Arsenal. He is practically holding his club for a ransom. A club where he is an icon and captain! Theres only one way to sort this out.

what? Make sense. Please explain why you take offense to Vps behavior.

[John Foxall]

He's not holding the club to ransom. A contract commits him to a certain number of years and we are entitled to hold him to it. I think we should, he'll be almost 30 by next summer.

Of course we can't let the player control the situation, but by already signing two forwards this summer (something we should have done last year or even the summer before - the summer of Chamakhgate) we are doing much better.

Of course if a player tries to force his way out with 2/3 years on his contract then that's different. Fabregas has to be the exception not the rule.

As for Nasri, we don't miss him. The UK media is so incredibly shit. They were so determined to stir shit and sell papers that they declared that our two best players had left. Not even a dumb martian would claim that Nasri is better than RvP. Never mind the England team being shit, the English media is even more disgracefully dumb.

[Jonathan Prendergast]

I think players running down their contracts is quite a recent phenomenon. Many players sign extensions, knowing they may leave in a year or 2, but happy to extend so their club get's decent compensation for losing the player.

I think the agents are behind it, as it increases negotiation power over time, and if you do run out your contract, the player can take what would have been a big transfer fee as a signing on bonus or very high wages. With the agent getting their cut.

We can't comment on Van Persie yet, as we don't know what his plan is. As Bergkamp suggested, he may be using this power to ensure good players signed and the club moves in the right direction. But he may also be doing it for a big future payday for him and his agent. I think the former is more likely. For every week he delays signing a new contract, he misses out on an increased wage however.

[Steve Dawson]

Reports are saying that we've turned down a bid from Juventus for RVP. For £8m!!!! Are they having an actual laugh?!?!

[Michael Foster]

I know RVP is our star, our talisman... But exactly for those reason I think this situation is not acceptable for Arsenal. He is practically holding his club for a ransom. A club where he is an icon and captain! Theres only one way to sort this out.

Sounds to me like your comparing previous players to this on going saga...ie flamoney,cashly and co....


Put it in a nutshell the guy is 30,injury prone,not the quickest,
so for arsenal and vp to come to a decision is not gonna be a quick simple fix...he could be offered more elsewhere but fall as an giant in our eyes he has come to be....


I personally think he will be a Gooner til he retires.

[Michael Foster]

Reports are saying that we've turned down a bid from Juventus for RVP. For £8m!!!! Are they having an actual laugh?!?!

xD

Ronaldo £80.000.00

Van persie £8.000.00

Where was that report in the British daily bollocks?

Speaking of bollocks...that 8mil would probably buy his left nut...

[Jonathan Prendergast]

It was the Mirror. Say no more. Absolute nonsense.

[Michael Foster]

Few places are popping up with the news that van persie will conclude his contract talks this week...hopefully we will have an answer by the weekend...

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