Will United spend enough to sign van Persie?

Let’s face it. Arsene Wenger does not want to sell van Persie to United. Manchester United have been rivals to Arsenal for years now. It is a bitter feeling, but one that he has to face. According to reports, Arsenal are willing to sell van Persie for 20 million pounds to clubs apart from United. But for United, they wants at least 25 million, preferably a fee closer to 30 million pounds. It’s understandable. Arsene Wenger has never sold a player to United before, and probably never would, if it weren’t for van Persie.

Robin van Persie reportedly wanted a salary of 220 k per week. The critics were sure that United would not agree to the amount. But according to rumours, United are willing to pay that sum for him. So therefore, they should have no problem paying Arsenal the 25 million they require. United’s current bid is said to be around 15 million pounds, but they are unwilling to pay more than that for an injury plagued player who had just turned 29.

Arsenal are confident that United will not bid more than 15 million pounds, and let this transfer saga continue for the rest of the summer. And why should they not be? They have already bought a replacement for van Persie, so they can take all the time that they want. Wenger still thinks he can convince van Persie to stay at Arsenal. But I am pretty sure that his attempts will fail. Arsenal cannot guarantee trophies, neither can they afford to pay for his wages. Furthermore, van Persie is said to be keen on a move to Old Trafford. Not only for money, but the partnership that he can form with Wayne Rooney. He is looking forward to a new challenge at Old Trafford and is guaranteed to win trophies.

It’s a common problem for Arsenal. They are continually frustrated with the lack of trophies, and the lack of ambition shown by Wenger and Mr. Gazidis in the transfer window. Previously, they sold Adebayor, Clichy and Nasri to City. They also sold Thiery Henry and Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona. It is frustrating for the fans. It is not right to find fault with the players. The players have every right to win trophies if they are as good as van Persie — something Arsenal fans fail to understand and in turn curse their ex-players.

Anyhow, if United were willing to pay 30 million for Lucas Moura, 25 million shouldn’t be a problem for them. What will be a problem, however, is the agent’s fees. Rumour has it that Kees Vos, wants around 4 million as agent’s fees in van Persie’s transfer. Now, Ferguson hates agents. He has previously lost on several transfer targets due to agent’s demands. He will never agree to pay 4 million just for his agent. It’s getting ridiculous these days since agents have such huge demands, and Ferguson is right to be angered at them.

However, in an unlikely case, if van Persie becomes increasingly frustrated by his agent, he could part ways with his agent. It’s not impossible, and Vurnon Anita has already shown us this. He fired his agent, in order to push through a transfer to Newcastle. It has been reported before that van Persie is keen on a move to United, and if he becomes more eager, he could follow this method.

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