Manchester United will hold firm on their valuation of Robin van
Persie but remain convinced the player will join them before the
transfer window closes at the end of this month.
Arsenal’s insistence on placing a £30m price tag on the 29-year-old
Dutch forward has so far stopped any deal taking place. A phone call
from Alex Ferguson to Arsène Wenger has helped the situation, but it
will not lead to a significant increase in the price United are prepared
to pay.
Instead, Ferguson and United will hold firm and offer around the £20m
mark that they believe will be enough to land such a key figure from
one of their rivals. Van Persie has 12 months remaining on his contract
at the Emirates and the possibility remains that he could see out the
next six months and then sign a pre-contract with either Manchester
United or Juventus, who retain an interest.
However, Ferguson is eager to do the transfer now and hopes that a
deal can be concluded before his side begin their Premier League
campaign against Everton on Monday evening.
Van Persie was the Premier League’s leading scorer last season with
30 goals, but it was the first time in his career in England that he has
played more than 30 top-flight games in a campaign. That appearance
record, and the fact he has so short a period of time left on his
contract, are why United will not go beyond a £20m fee for the player.
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