City wait as van Persie heads for Arsenal exit

Robin van Persie is almost certain to be sold by Arsenal in the next few weeks after the Dutchman confirmed he will not be signing a new contract at the club — with Manchester City the overwhelming favourites to sign him.

Arsenal have announced they are confident their captain will “fulfil his commitments to the club”, although they did not go as far as to say he will not be sold under any circumstances.

Van Persie’s statement, released via his official website, is seemingly an attempt to force Arsenal into selling him this summer as he has just a year left on his contract.