Van Persie off to United
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="Persie">Persie</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="striker">striker</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="finalized">finalized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> ($31.3 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="captain">captain</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="Persie">Persie</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Van">Van</span> <span word="Persie">Persie</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="move">move</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dutchman">Dutchman</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Feyenoord">Feyenoord</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="scorer">scorer</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="with">with</span> 30 <span word="goals">goals</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="heading">heading</span>.</p><p><span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2005 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="midfielders">midfielders</span> <span word="Cesc">Cesc</span> <span word="Fabregas">Fabregas</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> - <span word="Samir">Samir</span> <span word="Nasri">Nasri</span>, <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Adebayor">Adebayor</span>, <span word="Kolo">Kolo</span> <span word="Toure">Toure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gael">Gael</span> <span word="Clichy">Clichy</span> - <span word="since">since</span> 2009.</p>
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