Robin Van Persie Has Scored Nine Time in 13 Games This Season & Arsenal Expect To Re-Sign.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident club captain Robin van Persie will sign a new contract and he is 28, has scored nine goals in 13 games for Arsenal this season and his current deal runs until July 2013.
The Gunners have not yet officially begun negotiations with Van Persie, the only current player to have won a trophy with Arsenal and the Wenger told BBC Sport: "He has 18 months to go and I'm confident he'll sign a new deal to i am always confident.
Arsenal will be keen to hold onto his talisman following the departures of key players Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas and Gael Clichy during the summer transfer window and the wenger brought in midfield duo Yossi Benayoun and Mikel Arteta to the defender Per Mertesacker and forward Ju-Young Park were also added to his new-look side.
International career for a Van Persie was a U-21 international and took part in the 2004 and 2006 European Championship qualifying and he was used in a wider role as a left wing due to the preference of the experienced Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in the striker role in the Jong Oranje failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and Van Persie did not participate in the latter as he was already in the senior squad for the FIFA World Cup.
The Gunners have not yet officially begun negotiations with Van Persie, the only current player to have won a trophy with Arsenal and the Wenger told BBC Sport: "He has 18 months to go and I'm confident he'll sign a new deal to i am always confident.
Arsenal will be keen to hold onto his talisman following the departures of key players Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas and Gael Clichy during the summer transfer window and the wenger brought in midfield duo Yossi Benayoun and Mikel Arteta to the defender Per Mertesacker and forward Ju-Young Park were also added to his new-look side.
International career for a Van Persie was a U-21 international and took part in the 2004 and 2006 European Championship qualifying and he was used in a wider role as a left wing due to the preference of the experienced Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in the striker role in the Jong Oranje failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and Van Persie did not participate in the latter as he was already in the senior squad for the FIFA World Cup.
Category Article duo Yossi Benayoun, forward Ju-Young Park, Jong Oranje failed, negotiations, new contract, Wenger told BBC Sport:
