Van Persie: players must stick together

ARSENAL’S forward Robin van Persie has called on the club to keep their top players this summer and avoid a repeat of the major departures of a year ago.

The Gunners lost Mathieu Flamini, Alexander Hleb and Gilberto Silva at the end of last season.

Gael Clichy is on Real Madrid’s radar while Emmanuel Adebayor has endured a frustrating season, but Theo Walcott has agreed a new deal and Van Persie is expected to do the same.