Arsene Wenger believes the transfer saga surrounding Robin van Persie will not disrupt his side’s preparations ahead of the new season.
As we all know, last summers transfer sagas, which involved Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri both leaving the club, played a massive role in the Gunners’ horrible start last season, where they managed to pick up just seven points in their first six games.
But Wenger insists such an incident will not happen again as the club look highly likely to lose Van Persie to Manchester United, City or Juventus.
‘Robin was an exceptional leader last year, but we know how much we had to fight to come third because we missed out the start of the season. After seven games we had lost four and we have learned that for us it is vital for us to focus on the start of the season rather than on any transfers.’
He added:
‘If the transfers happen, they happen. As long as you are at the club you give your best for the club and that is the only pride you can have as a football player and as a manager.
‘As long as you are somewhere you give your best every day for that club. If it changes, it changes. I am convinced that Robin is like that, he is completely focused every day on his job. He loves football, he loves the game and as long as he is here he will do that.’
If we are set to lose Van Persie, which looks odds on favourite to happen after the Dutchman was left out of the squad which travelled to Asia, I just hope the potential move away happens before the Premier League season kicks off. We could do without this type of interference damaging our potential title credentials and hopes for the new season, and I think a lot of Gooners will agree with me on this.
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“If we are set to lose Van Persie, which looks odds on favourite to happen after the Dutchman was left out of the squad which travelled to Asia”.
what of the other players left out of the squad?
lets not make it sound like he was the only one left out just to suit the purpose of debate.
In fact 14 first team players didnt travel to asia and yet others who are tipped for a move did – fabianski mannone eastmond walcott chamakh. The fact is there is almost 6 weeks of the transfer window left and as we saw last summer many moves can be made even on the last day. Very few teams hqve all their transfers done by 18th august
RVP will leave,though silverware is not guaranteed in any club Man city or man utd are not either. It is a gamble to think any club will surely win. City was a few seconds from NOT winning anything last season inspite of the over 800m GBP spent in th lsst two years. RVP joining them will not change much, Manchini is a lazy coach lucky to have an owner with bottomless pocket otherwise he will Never win ayting in the EpL.
i believe the stance of the club is the right one. i am not so sure he will leave. i believe he will not sign his new contract but if champions league is worth 40 million and him being a player that could make all the difference in securing that place for another year. i would find it hard to believe we will cash in on him unless it is for a large fee at least 25m champions league is everything in modern football, status of clubs, players it attracts, players who want to stay. it means so much as well as money so holding onto him for another year is probably not as stupid as selling him on. not unless you have some top class replacements lined up. i would do a deal if we can secure a younger top class player. the likes of jovetic etc. but otherwise best option is to keep the guy.
? Selling our top player is central to our preparations.
well if it works haha