Van Persie still on shelf with £20m tag
Van Persie announced six weeks ago that he was determined to leave the Gunners, but, despite strong interest from Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus, the 29-year-old remains an Arsenal player.
Arsenal rejected a bid from Manchester United for the striker three weeks ago and, although the London club appear to have reduced their asking price to £20m, Van Persie still has not secured the move to Old Trafford that he is understood to want. One newspaper reported yesterday that United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has made a personal plea to Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to sell him Van Persie, going directly to his counterpart to try and strike a deal.