9 Players Most Likely To Join Arsenal This Summer

8. Robin Van Persie - 2/1

Current Club: Manchester United Having arrived in Manchester with an explosion of skill and leaving an immediate impact as the club's top scorer in Sir Alex Ferguson's last year in charge, the flying Dutchman's last season was something of a disappointment by his own high standards. Injuries ruined his chance to stay in the team for an extended run, and he started just 21 games, scoring a still relatively impressive 12 goals, but he was just one constituent part of a thoroughly underwhelming season under David Moyes. But even with that context in mind, few would imagine he would turn his back on the chance to link up with compatriot Louis Van Gaal and move to pastures new this summer. Wouldn't they? Somewhat incredibly PaddyPower have got Van Persie as 2/1 to return to Arsenal before the end of the summer - though there's no timeframe on that move, which might be the right caveat - but you can get odds as good as 25/1 elsewhere that the former Gooner will turn his back on United and return to London before September. Will He Sign? No. Right now there's more chance of Ian Wright signing for the Gunners before the end of the transfer window ahead of the Dutchman, particularly with Van Gaal promising a new era for United.
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