Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood has declared that his club are sick and tired of being bullied into selling their top players, and to show the club’s intentions of challenging for top honours this season are prepared to take a tough stance on the sale of wantaway striker Robin van Persie according to reports in the Daily Star.
After losing their best players on a continuous basis over the last few seasons, the Arsenal boss appears to be fed up with the incessant demand for youngsters who have been groomed by the Gunners, but tend to leave just when they hit their prime, and is keen on making an example of Van Persie.
The newspaper suggests that Arsenal are going to reject any offers that do not match their £30 million asking price for RVP, and will hold onto the player till the January transfer window in the hope that they are high enough in the League to convince the Dutchman to reconsider his decision to leave.
Hill-Wood said, “He is a world-class player and we don’t want to give him away. If he is determined to leave that is up to him, but giving him away is not on our agenda. To be honest I do not understand him at all. I understood Cesc Fabregas wanting to go home to Barcelona last summer. I had sympathy with that. But I thought Robin was happy at Arsenal, especially after the season he had with us.”
Arsenal realy need to buy top quality player to win tropies whether RVP stay or not.
PHW has forgotten or conveniently opt not to know that the players are the ones calling the shots.The days when a player such as Gerrard will be with liverpool for life is already over.
Get real. You have to pay the market rate.
As for financial doping,Mc and Chelsea are laughing with the trophies they have won.
As for ffp wait till Platini takes harsh action against a big team.
Well done Mr Hill-Wood…… at last
Please pay him more money and buy serious players to support him. otherwise let him go if you can not afford
I would love Robin to stay and he should know that trophies are won by players and let him show that mental strength considering that he was once a liability to Arsenal when he could have injuries every after the other day.
PHW is right but I would like Wenger to buy Yann M’Villa and Cazora.
Infact, Mr. Wenger has got to buy more quality players this season to end our 7 years trophyless run.
Gunners… Till we die!!!
I took a long time coming, but eventually… Courageous move though RVP may well be “given away” by december at a much lower price than currently offered by the big ones. A nice move anyway, if Wenger brings new players. And for the “market value” pundits: yes, Arsenal sticking with its “low”-wages policy is ethical and will prove true soon. WTF with six digits tax-free per week wages?! Mad. Go Arsenal. And praise players like Arteta for willing to cut his salary when coming to Arsenal! He maybe did better than a 20 millions Downing… So what?
It should be a lesson for others. When will UEFA start the implementation of the financial fair play rules? It will bring a little discipline and order into the system. It will end the era of paying 200KGBP to a player sitting in the crowds. Players will be be fairly paid and there will competition, the EPL and England will be better for it. The era of no club been able to pay Adebayor if he leaves city will be over. The over 20 points difference between 2nd 3rd positions n the EPL and la liga will also close. Start the fair play rules now.