The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380’s probable departure from the Emirates stadium is an ominous sign for the Gunners who have already lost several of their key players in the last summer transfer
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Martin Keown has made it clear that Arsenal will find it hard to recover from the loss of Robin Van Persie if the Dutchman opts to switch clubs in the near future. Arsenal just barely finished third this season under pressure from
Tottenham Hotspur which means that they will compete in the UEFA Champions League next season.
However the North London club are set to have a tense summer as their captain Robin Van Persie is subject of several interesting bids from fellow Premier League giants. Manchester City are thought to be interested in the Dutch
striker who was also the top scorer for Arsenal in the English Premier League this season. Not only that, Van Persie’s role at Arsenal as a leader and a man who inspires others to raise their game cannot be understated. It is these traits that Wenger will
find hard to replace if the Dutch forward departs.
With just a year left on his contract, the ball is indeed in Van Persie’s court and now all that remains to be seen is whether or not he will stay at the club or leave like Cesc Fabregas and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samir-Nasri-c32360. Keown said, “Arsenal are
desperate for him to stay and have lost too many players in the past. If Van Persie were to go as well, it would take a number of years for them to recover from that."
He added, "It is his heart against his head. It would be quite refreshing if a player decides: 'This is my club, I am not going to play anywhere else and am going to show that faith and trust which was shown in me. I am going to
believe in project Arsenal have'.
Arsenal have already made several convincing moves in the summer transfer window where they have signed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lukas-Podolski-c22896 to play alongside Van Persie in goal but the German striker has a patchy record at club level with the likes
of his previous clubs such as Bayern Munich.
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