Robin van Persie has been urged by world champion athlete and ardent Arsenal fan Mo Farah to quit the club if he wants to be considered truly world-class.
The 28-year-old is currently in limbo after revealing to the club that he will not be renewing his contract beyond 2013.
As a result, Manchester City, Manchester United, Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona are all primed to make a move for the Holland international, leaving Arsenal, for the second summer in a row, in quite a dilemma – sell the striker now or lose him for nothing next summer.
Arsenal have not seen any silverware since 2005 and City are prepared to offer RVP the wages he is seeking, and Farah reckons the striker is right to consider his future:
‘I don’t think it’s anything to do with money. It’s more him wanting to win things.
‘I would love for him to stay, but unfortunately you have to think of yourself and you have to think of your career.’
He added:
‘It’s OK what the public and other people think, but, deep down, you know.
‘For me, with my family on the other side of the world, knowing I was coming sixth and sixth, something had to change if I was going to compete with the top guys.
‘Van Persie probably thinks the same way.’
Everyone has there own views on the matter, me, I just hope this doesn’t drag on as long as it has too.
Hopefully he will be sold before the season kicks off so that the club can concentrate on the more important things at hand.
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I so hope that wee skinny bucktoothed somalian Spud fan trips and falls at the olympics!!!!
U mad?
If Van Persie goes, where & when will it all end.
We keep developing stars just to sell them on. What’s wrong with Wenger or is he blind to the supply & demand aspects of the footballing world? It’s all about money as he knows too well. As he wants to make as much money for the board as possibly can so do individuals want to do the same for themselves and therefore would move to the highest payer for their talents.
Officially Arsenal are now a feeder club for Man City & Barca and it would be foolhardy for Arsene not to admit this publicly no matter how much he detests this label.
Van Persie should remember he is injury prone and arsenal was patient.he will the next hleb n flamini.what race does this damn Far
ah running?
What is the assurance that Van Persies next club will win a silverware this coming season? Also, what is the probability that he would not sustain a serious injury that might possibly threaten or end his career and if this happens will his new club support him like Arsenal?. Anyway, let him take the gamble, time will tell
Not at bloody football hes not. stick to running and leave the football decisions to those that know.
So If we don’t agree with someone’s opinion we have to be racist to them? Arsenal are known worldwide as a CLASSY and OPEN CLUB and have supporters with DIFFERENT RACE’S CREED’S AND RELIGION’S, and ALL HONEST OPINION’S ARE WELCOME.
I TELL YOU WHO IS NOT WANTED AS AN ARSENAL FAN AND THAT’S THE RACIST, BIGOTED FOOL’S WHO REFLECT THEIR INADEQUACIES AND SHORTCOMING’S BY SHOUTING RACIST INSULT’S. I BET THE SAME RACIST’S WEREN’T CALLING VAN PERSIE ‘A WHITE DUTCH C*NT’
U guys are stupid the headline is dum read Mo Farah quotes
Racist people are really stupid
People just look at the headline read the quotes dont act like a stupid racist
U mad cause Arsenal cant win shit?