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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yeah van persie fuck off we couldnt give a shit weve won fuck all with ya and as for mo farah he can stick is medals up his arse fucking glory hunter
But Mo will still have more money than you’ll earn through your entire life. U mad?
He’s speaking the truth. Us arsenal fans are expecting to win things if he stays but we won’t because the board aren’t changing their stance on transfer budget. Van Persie will stay untill his contract ends in that time wenger will have to find an Henry (niang), viera (capoue), fabregas (ganso) and another defender (dragovic) I don’t think we need another left back because we have pedro botelho, if not him then bring in shaw from southampton. A right back is not needed for atleast another year because we have coquilain, yennaris, jenkinson, koscialny so there are no problems there.
If all other clubs interested RVP were offering the same wages as Arsenal are ready to offer, Would he have thought of his club? This question is to Challenge those who think that Persie is leaving coz he wants to win trophies. Open yo. eyes guyz.
This stupid Somali athelete ths is prof footbal not athletics wea ujudge indviduals. Stop watchg futbal n go running.
This Nigerian faggot is mad cause Arsenal can’t win shit.
Your def not an arsenal fan andHe isn’t even British. He should not be running for the GB team. Run for your own country, not ours!
LOL he’s helping your fag country winning athletic medals you’d never win. Otherwise you’re stuck with Dwayne dopeboy Chambers.
Hes an idiot and a spud fun, hope kenyans and ethopians beat him in his damn race
U mad cause Arsenal cant win shit? Huhuhu
Some so called arsenal fans talk as if arsenal has just escaped delegation. For God sake arsenal lost 1:0 to man city at etihad stadium and defeated man city 1:0 at emirates. Trophies are not won by an assembly of stars but by a star team. Arsenal has for the past five seasons been close to winning the epl but has only fallen short by April due to lack of depth. This season, there is going to be quality bench and arsenal will surely win something. It is pure cowardice for so called stars to settle for bench in order to win trophies rather than playing key roles and winning. Van persie’s should have a rethink and stay at arsenal where he is king.
hey mo farah dont try to act smart..you can be whoever but football is different..if a person loves something so much they wont leave it till the end..lets say u love ur wife and one day ur wife is sick do you think you will leave her? no rite because it’s ur wife and u love here..same goes here..van persie should love this club like his wife and believe that arsenal can win a trophy..whatever statement he gave is just an excuse to get away from the club..dirty tactic..
some mindless buffoons here mo is entitled to his opinion besides rvp already made his mind up so stop crying about him and move on ffs. arsenal is bigger than rvp and if you are a fan you should know this
Right.. so…
a) to be truely world class, you have to leave the team where your the main man working for glory, to go to a team where glory is given to you?..Surely your more world class iof you EARN your glory?
b) I urge Mo Farah to jump off Big Ben..Go on, yo have to do it because I urge you, you cunt.