Not for the sort of money this would cost. The closest is Berbatov, but his wages were about half what Van Persie would want. Plus he's made of glass, surely we won't fall into that trap again.
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I honestly don't see us being in for him in any way
I am certain he'll be at City next season, the only benefit of us being in for him (amongst others) is that we could be driving the price up for them
I am certain he'll be at City next season, the only benefit of us being in for him (amongst others) is that we could be driving the price up for them
They're not that bloody daft at Barca.
Berba was 27 when we signed him, hardly a veteran! The only ones I can think off are Sheringham and Blanc, but like you said neither cost silly money.
Or Owen on his pay-as-you-play deal.
Personally I think we have more chance of signing Martinez - and we have no interest in signing Martinez
I really hope that's true. Little whore.
Who's this barcastuff guy?
No one really. Just a collator of Barcelona news from different sources.
Yep. The [md] at the end means it's from Mundo Deportivo.
As if Villa would go there
Barcelona wont be selling their Spanish players and RVP will cost less
I was thinking that too. But the other version of the story I read was Villa will just be sold (with Juve and PSG then likely) and Barca can then afford RVP.As if Villa would go there
Barcelona wont be selling their Spanish players and RVP will cost less
Either way, I am 100% sure nothing will happen on the Barca front. They don't need him and would be probably cause more issues
Barcelona paid £40 million for Spain's highest ever goalscorer
His first season was a success, capped off by scoring a great goal against us in the champions league final. Last season he did have a long time out with injury and its pretty much inarguable that Villa was missed by them even though Sanchez settled in over time and did his part
There's pretty much no way Villa is going to be offloaded by Barcelona, not unless he has another season like the last where injury keeps him out. And even then I'm pretty sure Valencia would come in for him before the likes of Arsenal could get a sniff
Another huge glaring hole in the rumour that more than likely came from an Arsenal fan trying to come up with the best possible scenario for them after he heard RVP wasnt signing a new contract is :
If Barcelona got rid of Villa over concerns about his fitness, they arent going to sign a player who has been no more than half as fit as Villa over the years. Plus Villa plays wide for Barcelona with Messi in the middle and has looked far better in this position than RVP ever has. RVP is also 2 years younger, certainly not enough to throw one of your record signings out of the window to make the team younger
Come to think of it, even we are more likely to go back in for Villa as we were interested a few years ago just Villa had already agreed to go to Barcelona. We still had other players to play up front then and didnt 100% need him so I think we can consider him one of those players Sir Alex would sign regardless of what we already have. But of course the price would be a major factor. I dont think we'd be going in for him, I'm just saying theres more reason to believe we'd be more likely to sign him than someone like Arsenal
His first season was a success, capped off by scoring a great goal against us in the champions league final. Last season he did have a long time out with injury and its pretty much inarguable that Villa was missed by them even though Sanchez settled in over time and did his part
There's pretty much no way Villa is going to be offloaded by Barcelona, not unless he has another season like the last where injury keeps him out. And even then I'm pretty sure Valencia would come in for him before the likes of Arsenal could get a sniff
Another huge glaring hole in the rumour that more than likely came from an Arsenal fan trying to come up with the best possible scenario for them after he heard RVP wasnt signing a new contract is :
If Barcelona got rid of Villa over concerns about his fitness, they arent going to sign a player who has been no more than half as fit as Villa over the years. Plus Villa plays wide for Barcelona with Messi in the middle and has looked far better in this position than RVP ever has. RVP is also 2 years younger, certainly not enough to throw one of your record signings out of the window to make the team younger
Come to think of it, even we are more likely to go back in for Villa as we were interested a few years ago just Villa had already agreed to go to Barcelona. We still had other players to play up front then and didnt 100% need him so I think we can consider him one of those players Sir Alex would sign regardless of what we already have. But of course the price would be a major factor. I dont think we'd be going in for him, I'm just saying theres more reason to believe we'd be more likely to sign him than someone like Arsenal
RVP is a good player and everything, but i will be pissed off if we sign him tbh.
We really dont need him, its a waste of money when we have welbeck and hernandez, and i would much rather put the money into a modric / moutinho etc.
Sure he will definitely score goals, but who will we bench? too many squares and round holes. Wont be good for squad moral.
We really dont need him, its a waste of money when we have welbeck and hernandez, and i would much rather put the money into a modric / moutinho etc.
Sure he will definitely score goals, but who will we bench? too many squares and round holes. Wont be good for squad moral.
Pedro scored just 5 La Liga goals last year, it seems clear he wasn't at his best last season and that could well be because of the increased competition. That's the kind of thing I'd prefer to avoid with Hernandez.
Wont be good for squad morale? Are you fecking kidding!?!?
It would bring a buzz to the entire team.
It was exactly the same at United last season... Hernandez wasn't at his best so Welbeck played more often. The benefits of having a strong squad are that out of form players can be rotated.
This RvP thing is SO hilarious.
Manchester United fans:
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Quite popular this van Persie lad. I think Juventus is the only team genuinely interested in him. And they offered what? € 8 million?
I'm sure if anyone could be arsed trawling through those forums they'd find plenty that do want him.
The City fans might not want him but their club is interested. Mancini has been told that he has to sell to buy, which is why I think he has let himself be linked with the Russia job. Straight after the season ended he was moaning that he needed to 'spend spend spend' againQuite popular this van Persie lad. I think Juventus is the only team genuinely interested in him. And they offered what? € 8 million?
It also makes it that bit more difficult for the out of form players to find their rhythm again, and for young players it can be harmful to their development. That's all. Hernandez scored just 3 league goals less than last season, Pedro scored 8 less.
Just have to agree to disagree. If Hernandez and Welbeck are good enough they'd get plenty of game time to prove themselves, whether we signed another striker or not. Of course it shouldn't be a priority given the (im)balance of our squad but signing a World Class player could never be a bad thing.
How many league games do you imagine Hernandez and Welbeck would start if we signed Van Persie?
Well obviously that would depend on injuries. As a guess I'd say it'd be similar to the appearances of the 4 strikers during our treble season:
Rooney = Yorke at 47
RVP = Cole at 45
Welbeck/Hernandez = Sheringham at 36 and Solskjaer at 46
It's not as simple as that. In the long term, I think they'll be more than good enough, but Van Persie and Rooney are in a different league as forwards and both would really limit their playing time on the field.
You're not signing 29-year-old RvP for £220K a week, just forget about it.
I reckon he'll end up staying at Arsenal on an improved contract.
I doubt it.
Doing a Rooney?
No, he's gone, hopefully abroad.
He will go to City.
Given that I think we will play 4231 in a lot of our games we have enough strikers in Rooney, Welbeck, Hernandez and the Powell for maybe the odd 10 minutes.
And then the useless Macheda.
Given that I think we will play 4231 in a lot of our games we have enough strikers in Rooney, Welbeck, Hernandez and the Powell for maybe the odd 10 minutes.
And then the useless Macheda.
The last thing Arsenal need is him doing a u-turn. I think if Juventus stump up the cash, he would go there, otherwise Citeh.
I reckon he might end up with his tail between his legs staying at Arsenal. I just can't see who will want him and afford him at least in terms of clubs a step up from Arsenal. City is the obvious one but will they really want to upset Aguero and Tevez and could be play in the same system that has worked for them? They have players working hard for each other not for a star striker which is probably a bit ironic considering the personalities there.
Madrid is the other obvious one or Juve, would Arsenal really let themselves be mugged in order to see a player that doesn't want to be there leave the club.
Madrid is the other obvious one or Juve, would Arsenal really let themselves be mugged in order to see a player that doesn't want to be there leave the club.
Would be a great signing for Juventus. They have a solid team already and he could be a catalyst for a decent champions league run.
Good statitical analysis here that I'm sure some of you tards would like to pick over.
http://news.arseblog.com/2012/07/robin-van-persie/
Only stat for me is that he is number one cnut presently.
http://news.arseblog.com/2012/07/robin-van-persie/
Only stat for me is that he is number one cnut presently.
I think he'll sign for Manchester City.
I would like a view of their income-expenditure stats, and % of the wages involved.
Don't think there is anyone bar Juventus interested in signing Robin.
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