1983-2011 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Arsene Wenger has reluctantly agreed to sell Robin van Persie to Manchester United for £23m. Arsenal confirmed on Wednesday that a deal had been agreed between the clubs and said that the striker will travel to Manchester on Thursday for a medical and to agree personal terms. The clubs reopened negotiations over the striker on Tuesday night, after which it was merely a question of when Van Persie became a United player. Sir Alex Ferguson feels that the 29-year-old could be the signing to help United wrest the Premier League title back from Manchester City. Wenger had done his best to persuade Van Persie to stay and he was loth to sanction his release to United, who have been a rival to him during his time in England. But he has admitted defeat as Van Persie has been adamant that he wants to leave. Van Persie made his intentions plain with his statement on 4 July, when he said that he wanted to win trophies and he and the club "in many aspects disagree on the way Arsenal FC should move forward". He has forced the club's hand by refusing to extend his contract which has less than 12 months to run. Arsenal have not been able to consider losing him as a Bosman free agent. The full statement from Arsenal said: "Arsenal Football Club can confirm that terms have been agreed for the transfer of Robin van Persie to Manchester United. "Van Persie will travel to Manchester on Thursday in order to agree personal terms and complete a medical ahead of the proposed move." Arsenal have dug in to get their minimum ŽÂ£20m asking price. Before they departed for their pre-season tour of Asia on 21 July, to which Van Persie did not travel, the club had received bids from United, City and Juventus, none of which was for more than ŽÂ£15m. Ferguson complained last Wednesday that United were getting nowhere with Arsenal in their negotiations, although he added that they would "persevere and hope things come our way". United returned to indicate that they would pay rather more than their initial ŽÂ£15m bid. On Wednesday United posted a statement on the website, saying: Manchester United is pleased to announce it has reached agreement with Arsenal Football Club for the transfer of Robin Van Persie. The deal is subject to a medical and the agreement of personal terms. A further announcement will be made in due course." It has helped United that Van Persie has been eager to join them. He is excited at the prospect of playing with Wayne Rooney, who himself spoke last week of his admiration for Van Persie. "He's a fantastic player," Rooney said. "He's been amazing for Arsenal over many years. If he does come here, he would be a great addition to the squad." Van Persie, moreover, buys heavily into United's tradition and playing style whereas he is less keen on how City have spent lavishly to accumulate under the Abu Dhabi United Group. He was receptive to the idea of going to Juventus, although he had reservations about Serie A. Arsenal may find it slightly easier to have sold their star player this summer as they have already signed reinforcements. The strikers Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud have arrived for a combined ŽÂ£24m while the attacking midfielder Santi Cazorla has followed for ŽÂ£12m. Ivan Gazidis, the Arsenal chief executive, described the capture of Podolski as "critical" while Cazorla's signing has created a buzz in the dressing room. Last summer, the club did not plan adequately for the departures of Cesc FáÃregas and Samir Nasri and when they happened in August, they were forced into a late sweep of the market. Van Persie has trained with Arsenal this summer and he played as a substitute in Sunday's 4-0 friendly win away to FC Koln, even taking the captain's armband when he came on. His involvement polarised debate among the travelling fans. He was in Brussels on Wednesday night for Holland's friendly against Belgium. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/15/manchester-united-arsenal-robin-van-persie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983-2011 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 time for RVP to change his username Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Hmmm.... from uniteds point of view, is this really that good a piece of business. They have some not half bad forwards, more necessary is a midfield engine, box to box type player. Particularly with poor fletcher out and Anderson was injury hit last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiaregulator Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 --------------------De Gea--------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Rafael------Vidic------Ferdinand---Evra-- -------------------------------------------------- Valencia---Kagawa---Carrick-----Nani----- --------------------Rooney-------------------- ------------------Van Persie------------------ Jesus damned christ, that is one hell of a lineup. Replace Carrick with a world class defensive mid and you've got the closest thing possible to challenging Madrid/Barca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 OMFG :woot: :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospam Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 --------------------De Gea--------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Rafael------Vidic------Ferdinand---Evra-- -------------------------------------------------- Valencia---Kagawa---Carrick-----Nani----- --------------------Rooney-------------------- ------------------Van Persie------------------ Jesus damned christ, that is one hell of a lineup. Replace Carrick with a world class defensive mid and you've got the closest thing possible to challenging Madrid/Barca. We need replacement for Evra and not Carrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983-2011 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 some people are saying that 23m for an injury prone 29 years old is too much but fergie had to take the risk in the current transfer climate where all the top sides are strengthening their squad. just imagine if rooney+rvp can emulate their last season's performance again this year:yayo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983-2011 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 baines could be a good backup for evra but too expensive, utd shoulde get a LB from abroad for cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 some people are saying that 23m for an injury prone 29 years old is too much but fergie had to take the risk in the current transfer climate where all the top sides are strengthening their squad. just imagine if rooney+rvp can emulate their last season's performance again this year:yayo: Welbeck and Hernandez are very good though, and Berba is still there... none in RVP class yes but Midfield should have been priority...maybe backup LB too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983-2011 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Welbeck and Hernandez are very good though' date=' and Berba is still there... none in RVP class yes but Midfield should have been priority...maybe backup LB too...[/quote'] I think berba will go now, united needed four strikers to compete at all fronts in both europe and at home. i think nani, carrick, kagawa and valencia should do the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983-2011 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 what if rvp goes the torres way at chelsea :nervous: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERGKAMP Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt hope he snaps both of his legs and never plays football again, the kunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983-2011 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt hope he snaps both of his legs and never plays football again, the kunt. :hysterical::cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaheer Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt kunt hope he snaps both of his legs and never plays football again, the kunt. Please change your name to Chamakh :(( :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983-2011 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Please change your name to Chamakh :(( :(( Song would be better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983-2011 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 VVInmT3WZOk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 23m Pounds for a 30 year old injury prone player, Good deal, we will take that :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I haven't been as much excited about any signing as much as this one. No more a gunner, you are Man United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 hope he snaps both of his legs and never plays football again, the kunt. I know you probably dont really mean it...(i hope :P ) but thats still a horrible thing to say man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10DuLKaR Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 what if rvp goes the torres way at chelsea :nervous: That's the first thing that came to my mind as well. (And I secretly hope this happens :--D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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