Robin van Persie has revealed that Arsenal’s failure to supply him a brand new contract led to his transfer to Manchester United.
The Dutch striker, who was noticed at United’s dwelling recreation in opposition to West Ham, made the £24million swap in 2012, linking up with Sir Alex Ferguson and swinging the English soccer pendulum again to the crimson half of Manchester.
Speaking on The High Performance Podcast, Van Persie stated: “But I can promise you on my children if somebody comes with proof that Arsenal provided me a deal, I offers you one million [pounds] now, at this time.
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“It was Arsenal’s decision not to offer me a deal and that is up to them. After many conversations, it became clear that we had different ideas about the club.”
Van Persie shared his ideas on Arsenal’s technique by way of the Mirror, saying: “I had seven points where I thought Arsenal could improve and in my opinion those seven points they should start dealing with them straight away to be able to compete with the best teams.
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“It doesn’t really matter what points they are, what matters is that Ivan [Gazidis] decided that he didn’t agree with one single point of those seven points – which is fair enough.”
He added: “So taking that information on board, Arsenal doesn’t offer me a deal, they didn’t agree with my views – which were only to help, honest views of how the club should move forward – that is a very clear message. For me it is not an issue anymore, that’s life.
“That’s life on the high golf equipment, companies make choices and gamers as effectively on this case do as effectively. I’m completely proud of the way it ended up, I went to United, we gained the league, so it is completely advantageous for me.”
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The Dutch striker additionally wished to return to Arsenal in 2015, however Arsene Wenger stated no. “After three years of the four that he signed for, he was injured and Louis van Gaal sold him to the Turkish club, Fenerbahce,” Wenger defined.
“He called me because he wanted to come back, but it was impossible: he was at the end of his career and we were investing in young players.”
After three extra seasons in Istanbul, Van Persie returned to his childhood membership Feyenoord and hung up his boots in 2019. Now 40, he is teaching the younger abilities at Feyenoord’s academy and even helps prepare the first-team squad.