Van Persie Set For Arsenal Stay As Gunners Look To Sell In January

By Football Talk Published: 26th July 2012

With the summer transfer window in full swing, Football Talk will be keeping you up-to-date with all the latest transfer news throughout the summer. Today, Arsenal are set to keep Van Persie until January.

Arsenal are set to force want-away striker Robin van Persie to stay at the club until January, according to the Daily Star.

The report claims that officials at the Emirates are becoming increasingly aware they need to make a stand to show the club wont be pushed around, following the sale of several key players in recent years, and refusing to sell their captain would send a strong message to the fans that they have had enough.

As has been widely reported in recent months, Manchester City, Manchester United and Juventus are all hoping to land van Persie this summer, after the Dutchman revealed he wont be signing a new contract with the Gunners.

The Star claim Arsenal want around £30m to make it worth their while selling RVP this summer, but none of the pursuing clubs are willing to match that valuation, with United’s opening bid believed to be below £10m.

This has lead the hierarchy at Arsenal into thinking they will now keep hold of their captain for the first 6 months of the season, and sell him in January if needs be when they will still be able to command a decent fee for him when clubs may be desperate for a top striker due to injuries, etc.

Chairman Peter Hill-Wood confirmed to the Star that they wont be selling Van Persie on the cheap, before questioning why the player wants to leave the Gunners:

“He is a world-class player and we don’t want to give him away,” said Hill-Wood.

“If he is determined to leave that is up to him, but giving him away is not on our agenda.

“To be honest I do not understand him at all. I understood Cesc Fabregas wanting to go home to Barcelona last summer. I had sympathy with that.

“But I thought Robin was happy at Arsenal, especially after the season he had with us.”

Hill-Wood is quoted as saying in the Daily Star.

The north Londoners are determined not to be pushed around this time and forcing van Persie into staying for another 6 months would represent a victory of sorts for the club, and it may also buy Arsene Wenger more time to persuade the Dutchman that Arsenal are in a position to be challenging for trophies in the near future, opening the door for a potential u-turn.

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Rob V. says:

It would be disrespectful for Arsenal to do so. Robin has better reasons to leave than all of his predecessors, including Fabregas.

11:31 am on July 26, 2012

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- wambam says:
  
  couldn’t disagree more. Cesc wanted to leave to play in the best club side in the world, which also happens to be his hometown club.
  
  Robin wants trophies? So does Arsene, but no club is guaranteed that – ask utd who won nothing last year too.
  
  Robin wants the guaranteed £200k a week though, so we’ll make him wait and show him that signing a contract means something.
  
  11:48 am on July 26, 2012
  
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  - GB101 says:
    
    I don’t think that Robin has ever come out and said he wouldn’t fulfill his contract and I’m sure if Arsenal decide not to sell he will give 100% next season. The only thing he has stated is that he is not prepared to sign a new contract. You can’t critise a player just because they don’t want to sign a new contract for your team when there is more chance of winning trophies elswhere and more money on offer. Anybody would do the same!!
    
    12:38 pm on July 26, 2012
    
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- mystic says:
  
  What? Do I assume you are not an Arenal fan? Why should the feelings of a player be considered greater than what is best for the cub?
  
  12:21 pm on July 26, 2012
  
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- david says:
  
  how can you sat that,rvp has been with arsenal 8 years… in the first 7 he played only 42% of the time averagin 8 goals a season… last year he played 98% of the time scoring 38 goals, we gave him his last contract when he was out for a full season, put it this way if he was not injuryed all the time arsenal defo wuda won a throphy by now, he sez we lack ambition ha how should arsenal respond by making him see out his contract an show him we have plenty of ambition
  
  12:54 pm on July 26, 2012
  
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- Stanley says:
  
  Dat is a gud one mr rvp u ar going nowere ,enof of dat 4 our players,jan he can go anywere he want
  
  3:06 pm on July 26, 2012
  
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shellykeen says:

Vp ,as u can feel it arsenal is going to sign more,dat make us more ambitious,pls try and wait fabulous vp

11:38 am on July 26, 2012

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Mike Gunner says:

This is with reference to Rob. In the first place,RVP has not submitted a transfer request officially.I know he doesn’t want to extend his contract.
Furthermore if the intersted club doesn’t meet Arsenal’s valuation,they are not obliged sell him.
Sometimes as the selling club,Arsenal have to make a stand to show they cannot be easily rolled over.
Yeah if they can’ t challenge for the epl or win a trophy,more of their top players will want to go.
PHW,you have been warned.

11:41 am on July 26, 2012

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chris says:

why will he a word like that, that he didn’t understand him, to me i blame vp for even listening to that old man

11:51 am on July 26, 2012

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Miguel says:

Wenger pls sell R V P now nd take the money nd buy ROBORT LENDOWSKI nd M VILLA

12:02 pm on July 26, 2012

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Boycie says:

Just sell him if he wants to go as he appears to have made his mind up. Absolutely pointless keeping an unhappy player.

12:07 pm on July 26, 2012

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Tino says:

I don’t think this story has any truth in it. Waiting until January means he is cup tied and can’t play in the Champions League for whatever team he is sold to. This drops his price and lowers any interest for would be buyers. Those that can afford him, if they desperately need a player due to injuries, then they will want someone who can play in the CL.
The other option is we keep him but don’t play him in the CL perhaps. But still, there is less of a buying market in january and that just puts would be buyers more in control of setting the price. Getting a bidding war going until this window closes is the only option for Arsenal

12:08 pm on July 26, 2012

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Miguel says:

Sell vp to juventus not to manchester club

12:09 pm on July 26, 2012

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Victor cosmos says:

I do not van persie to go anywere even by january please dont sell him

2:53 pm on July 26, 2012

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Promise ugbogu says:

I won,t van parise to stay and also for the gunners to buy carzola,mvila,llironete,julio caeser and niang

3:06 pm on July 26, 2012

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Odu says:

Yes, sell if the price is right. Otherwise, he should see out his contract,

3:20 pm on July 26, 2012

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Baba says:

Rvp should go nd leave us alone

4:33 pm on July 26, 2012

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Chekwas36 says:

Sell Rvp now n buy m’villa,cazorla n posibly a goalkeeper…period.

5:21 pm on July 26, 2012

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Odunayo says:

Pls i like rvp 2 stay at emirates an wenger shud sign lewandoski and cazorla,it we be a great season

8:36 am on July 27, 2012

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ayeni says:

Wenger is wonderful,i like the way he cage rvp,let him wait till January maybe does buyer will still come,after one season without injury now is gamble,i wonder why we human being is like dis

5:41 pm on July 27, 2012

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