Robin van Persie reveals EXACTLY why he left Arsenal for Manchester United

[@TacticalSniperTT]

The streets won't forget that world cup header!

[@Christopher_J]

Well said 😅

[@hbsblkk3842]

They wont forget that volley against Villa too

[@nikhil1234raje]

I will not forget the Cesc Persie Partnership

[@lastbaratheon8043]

The whole football world won't forget that header 😂

[@Jake-ch4of]

@@lastbaratheon8043 lmao

[@joesawyer4150]

Vieira said something very similar, that Arsenal didnt fight to keep him.

[@shqiptarrrrrr]

Joe Sawyer Why should we “fight” to keep him? Isnt hundreds of thousand of pounds a week not enough? Why wouldnt we want a player who really wants to play for arsenal?

[@GreyJedi17]

Arsenal never fight for their good players. Ramsey was let go

[@HassanKhan-yh9qu]

Arsenal NLD if it wasnt offered

[@zhenyiwong]

​@@GreyJedi17 Because they never really want to be on top they only want to be good enough to sit on the 4th place lol

[@marnaga2403]

True that is why they are one of the most miserable club at present

[@georgeg181]

I’ll never forget being stuck in traffic driving home and hearing that he’d left for Man Utd on talk sport, absolutely broke my heart.

[@alexanderroberts730]

I can relate.

[@louisadu-amoah1504]

And it made me happy. Sorry

[@gavinmitchell6021]

At the same time I was Dancing, sorry for your loss by the way 😂

[@kadarabdullahi]

Aye sorry to hear man. At least Arsenal looks better now, more competitive than recent years.

[@horiebteamuzghi2649]

Jawj Jawjun and i was in the military I stopped watching soccer after that

[@axeman14]

Somewhere there is a marriage counsellor saying: “ a marriage breakdown is a lot like playing for a premier league team and not being offered a new contract...”

[@yagesh287]

underrated

[@jordywilliams]

Something we can all relate to

[@BenjamiinGrace]

The Counsellor from ‘Afterlife’ 😂

[@lampuiho]

didn't know marriage contract can expire XD

[@sergeruffles1380]

hahahha

[@nauxsi]

He won the league in his first season at Man Utd. Mission accomplished.

[@BlaneNostalgia]

Kinda sad tbh, how much Arsenal has been struggling even with one of the best strikers only to lose him in the end. First year @ man u and he gets more prizes than 4 years of Arsenal...

[@hager39]

Even top goal scorer

[@ajayprabhu9631]

@@BlaneNostalgia Arsenal makes quite a lot of weird choices . Leaving van persie,Ox,raamsey....

[@BlaneNostalgia]

@@ajayprabhu9631 Arsene Wenger is 1 of the greatest coaches in the world, his only kryptonite is keeping key players on the long run

[@ajayprabhu9631]

@@BlaneNostalgia No doubt he is one of the best. Even being a manchester united fan, I can proudly say that ❤

[@glenopoku6536]

Van Persie last two seasons at Arsenal and his First season and United was simply unforgettable legend 💯💯

[@micah0190]

Glen Opoku 100% facts

[@tavi_elli]

Lies

[@finley4618]

Don Draper well it isnt is it

[@tavi_elli]

Finnz my apologies he’s right those 4 years was amazing

[@squirtlehvac8962]

Glen Opoku he was always world class. He was my favorite player in arsenal at the time. He was just plagued by injuries sadly

[@oscargalvin7549]

ngl im really concerned for van persie's marriage

[@3zekiel.o]

Why??

[@IeuanAsh]

It's a joke 😂

[@t.m.7192]

WTF😂😂😂

[@callumnoble8962]

🤣🤣

[@ramiz6519]

Oscar Galvin 😂😂

[@leehenry5764]

Arsenal are mad not to give him a new deal after 30 league goals. But they have history of doing this. Letting player run down their contract.

[@francisdubem5084]

We were in debt we had to sell to pay off the Emirates

[@xTonyTornado]

Thankfully with new staff it shouldnt happen anymore

[@CB-xr1eg]

@Mike Jones Ever thought of listening? He literally said the club didn't offer him a new contract. So was he running down the clock? smfh

[@jow8480]

arsenal are annoyed because Van Persie literally just had to stay for one extra season after all the yrs in which he was taken care of and was injury prone for a while before peaking

[@ronaldcole6101]

Mike Jones So thats Viera,Henry,Fabregas and Van Persie all left... Thats not coincidence, the board of Arsenal is the problem here.

[@terah101]

The moment Arsenal sold their best player to United was the exact moment they cemented themselves as a true banter club lacking ambition.

[@FirstName-nx6tr]

RVP a united legend.

[@skateplays8880]

For only 25 mil aswell😂😂😂😂😂

[@terah101]

@@skateplays8880 Well to be honest, the market back then wasn't as ridiculously inflated as it is today, but we should have at least got 40 million for him.

[@SmokingShellx]

And they've done that twice this past decade.. and they blame the players

[@steven.1983]

Banter club beat man utd 2-0 lets not talk about city😂

[@iany8230]

RVP and Wayne Rooney provided a season of magic moments in winning the league for United and for that RVP is much appreciated!

[@peaceandpeaceful4538]

Yeah

[@22chad7]

Rooney? He was rubbish that year

[@jager4583]

@@22chad7 no he wasn't, he had more than 20 goal contributions

[@avinashkhadgi8784]

Don’t forget michael carric

[@radekkaszewski9945]

Avinash Khadgi yup it was Carrick and Van Persie magic season

[@vincentcollins1017]

The streets won't forget that volley goal against Aston villa

[@FunTime-ci7pb]

Even against man u, but went on 11 months injury afterwards

[@disobeytoday4685]

Or that volley goal against Charlton

[@ianbowden1807]

@@disobeytoday4685 oh yes nearly forgot about that one 💯💥🔥

[@libertieshd7863]

My fav goal was that free kick I was with my dad and he had a bet on to finish 3-2 and rvp to score and was about to cash out then I said no and he scored I almost cried

[@wavyharbdul5078]

One of the best goals ever

[@TheBelak11]

Arsenal sold 4 captains and world class players (Viera, Henry, Fabregas, Van Persie), so it's clubs fault.

[@Abtdchronicles]

Sanchez

[@saz19s8]

M Express LOL Koscielny doesn’t even compare to those 4 guys

[@TheBelak11]

@@saz19s8 Vermaelen was also club captain and was sold to Barca, he was good but not world class.

[@averagedan3858]

that is incredible completely forgot about that... thats why they’ll never compete unless they change

[@MohammedFahimUddin1999]

@@averagedan3858 well they have changed now well sort of at least but it will take time maybe next season

[@Gintoki7]

If what hes saying is true it's shocking that arsenal never offered a deal to the best striker in the league, a veteran and club captain. It's a shame and it's not his fault.

[@termitered]

@bay dough it's not impossible that they waited till the final window to start talks with him. That's what this sounds like to me. He after all was very injury prone

[@JohnSmithlol2584]

Everyone should calm down. Asking a person who robbed a bank wouldn’t just say he robbed a bank, probs gonna say the bank cheated on his “marriage”

[@micah0190]

shorty boyd Wouldn’t surprise if what he says is true due to how incompetent the previous board were

[@BillyPhilipRwoth]

Yeah, he was never offered a contract. The same contract he said in his statement at the time, that he wouldn't sign! I get it, RVP wanted to win the league, just say it! No need to start making up bullshit stories to warm up to Arsenal fans!

[@heybigtonyhowareyoudoing909]

Absolute bullshit

[@DerLokkenkopf]

I was disappointed when he left Arsenal for Manchester United.. He lost all his sympathies..but now I understand the situation and circumstances. Flying Dutchman..

[@LockheartTifa]

DerLokkenkopf theres one and only the great dutchman in arsenal..mighty dennis bergkamp

[@FirstName-nx6tr]

The only smart choice he made in his career, won the premier league. He wasted so much time at Arsenal.

[@alone2break]

@@LockheartTifa bergkamp is the non-flying dutchman..

[@Ravishrex1]

@@LockheartTifa vanistolroy?

[@mustafaabdullahi5031]

He wanted trophies

[@hunkypreet31]

He will be always loved at Manchester united..

[@Crimeyfied]

Good. So at least some of his Premier Club bridges weren't burned to the ground with a flaming torch.

[@FunTime-ci7pb]

@Antony Kariuki easy tiger, that's a legend u talking about

[@wendyoscar3175]

At least, he got his PL title at united. Sorry..

[@johnabraham2141]

@Antony Kariuki he never got kicked out

[@rashidbinzamanshaan5841]

Yeah for sure. He should've came to United a lot earlier. Wasted his time in Arsenal.

[@g-dub5272]

THE MAIN REASON why Utd won their last premiership

[@Oscar-dg4sn]

What a world class striker RvP turned out to be for United. :-)

[@saghal5942]

Thanks to Rsenel btw🤣🤣

[@JamesHussain82]

Areeb Suleman good to hear

[@AdamHitmanHoff]

@@areebsuleman3607I'm a liverpool fan and I remember saying something similar in the 90s! 🤦‍♂️

[@KaranSingh-oe3gz]

The ONLY Reason we won the league that year

[@gunner0479]

Rvp said in an interview that he would have stayed if they promised to bring in players but they didn't want to spend. It's not his fault. Short career nobody wants to be a loser.

[@efancording6363]

Plus he was in his prime

[@toxicmegafart]

Deanz Beber exactly, imagine if never left, he’d be kicking himself

[@TheChampIsHere_]

Deanz Beber He should of gone abroad then out of respect for the club that kept claiming his doctors notes for 8 years.

[@CogDiss]

@@TheChampIsHere_ that wasn't an option

[@gozuam1617]

rvp did ask for players and they bought Podolski, Cazorla and Giroud before he decided to leave anyway.

[@gunner0479]

As an arsenal fan rvp doesn't have to explain himself. We know he had a talk with wenger and gazidis and said arsenal needed to bring in players. He single handedly got an awful team to 3rd that season. We were only going backwards. He achieved his dream of winning the league. It's a short career.

[@deathrager2404]

he made like 30 goals? more? he was litterally responsible for utd winning that trophy that season. insane.

[@sisayg5357]

Football makes people Emotional but i got ur Logical, Accurate explanation...😜

[@brodemonz]

He was incredible for United. I wish they would have had him longer. An unbelievable talent.

[@mrtiesthatbind]

Unfortunately his physical state was deteriorating after the 2013 league triumph

[@gunner0479]

RVP doesn't owe us an explanation. Can't stand our deluded fans that still abuse yet also hate kroenke. He left for the same reason!

[@yao052]

Completely agree

[@Venzo_Tanq]

First time in history I like an Arsenal fan and what they’ve said, I feel confused is.. is this a dream?

[@TridentMDMX]

Yes, that.

[@ThiagoSilva-el6mg]

Difference is we don’t switch to United fans when we are upset with Kronke. That’s the point, there’s a reason no one hates Veiria or Henry, they didn’t go to our biggest rivals.

[@alexdutton8193]

@@ThiagoSilva-el6mg United ain’t ur biggest rivals,Tottenham and Chelsea would be betrayal

[@luukvankrugten7253]

One of the things he doesnt say here but he did in a dutch intervieuw. Was that he wanted arsenal to buy better players and invest in the club. But Arsenal wanted to invest more in their youth and started not spending money generated by the club. That was one of the major differences he is talking about in this intervieuw.

[@hdhh0]

Invest in their youth then sell them to barcelona what is the use then?

[@atleeoriel7817]

Straight facts

[@TheGreatDrummerLevi]

Thierry Henry said the exact same thing

[@squirtlehvac8962]

Luuk van Krugten that’s very true. Wenger was his own worst enemy. When he had a great team going he didn’t spend on a key area. We had arshavin fabregas , nasri rvp, sagna etc. than he didn’t spend on a goaly. We had almunia🤦🏽‍♀️. Also we needed a CB and CDM

[@denizen8358]

Was probably multiple things that built up

[@FerminTrujilloEspetero]

Players like Robin van Persie don't come around very often; one of the Premier League's all-time greats.

[@ashlinnogorman2813]

He definitely isnt

[@thomasachiampong4683]

@@ashlinnogorman2813 Stfu were u born in 2016 or summin?

[@efancording6363]

Probably the best finisher I've ever seen in the Prem

[@jacksonsakasoko3173]

Indeed, but Lets not forget the finishing of van Nistelrooy as well

[@JamieLandan]

@@jacksonsakasoko3173 def RVN is one of the best horses we've ever seen. 🐴

[@blazejon]

Joe Cole hit the nail on the head, Arsenal let this happen. It wasn't just Robin, it was Cesc and Henry a couple of years ahead. Arsenal set up Sir Alex's swan song. I doubt Robin would have signed with Cesc leaving.

[@steveomo2001]

Cesc was different he kind of forced his way out to Barca and Henry was understandable since he wanted CL and the only way was leave...this are completely different scenarios compared to Viera or RVP

[@hesoyammy9438]

@@steveomo2001 Cesc forced himself out because the club lacked ambition. There's a video about it as well on why he left. Arsenal literally don't care about winning. It's extremely sad to see.

[@steveomo2001]

@@hesoyammy9438 It was all to Wenger...people think the great arsenal came from academy, Wenger built the dynasty through buying...Henry, Viera, Ljungberg,Lauren, Edu,Pires, Sylvinho, Pires, Campbell(free), Bergkamp....it got to a point Wenger just stopped signing and that when the exodus began...he became cheap

[@johnnikoloudis6576]

@@steveomo2001 no, the board didn't financially back him

[@ZPSBestProfileName]

@@steveomo2001 part of why I stopped watching football from 2008. Got back into it in 2019 and Arsenal are even shitter than back then

[@sebastianmemphis283]

No matter he stayed at Arsenal or he left for United, he still was the best striker in the world.

[@DeejayBigG]

Early example of Ivan Gazidas and Arsene Wenger’s amazing handling of player contracts...

[@DeejayBigG]

I don’t count Fabregas because he wanted to go to Barcelona. Ashley Cole is also a completely different situation. But this was the first contract running down to one year, then Nasri, Wilshere, Alexis, Ramsey and so on continued the trend of poor player and contract management. Vieira was a similar situation so is this evidence it’s more Wenger’s influence than Gazidas’?

[@gravyboat2370]

@@DeejayBigG and Robert Pires was a shocking error . He wanted a 2 year contract but arsenal didn't offer any player 30 or older more than a 1 year deal !! Nuts

[@alexkarthik1064]

why are people forgetting AW and gazidas had to work with little money lol. They didn't renew contracts on purpose because they were still paying off the stadium. People just forget how poor Arsenal were for 10 years and it showed numerous times on how many players were purchased and how much they spent before 2013. Best example was when alex song left for Barca because he wanted to renew his contract but they couldn't afford a renewal at the time. RVP wanted 200k and they couldn't give him that.

[@finding_aether]

@Kshitij Agrawal Van Persie carried us for 2-3 seasons. We got Giroud, Poldoski and Cazorla, so it was not all bad. They all gave us good moments

[@danimaster6647]

@@finding_aether Cazorla was a great player but unfortunately injured too often. Also the squad had Rosicky, Wilshere or Ramsey as playmakers so the position wasn't exactly vacant. Giroud was good but was critizised year after year for not being able to keep up with the greatest strikers. Podolski had a few good games but was soon benched and offered next to nothing on the wings. In the end Arsenal let the best striker of the Premiere League leave to their greatest rivals without replacing him. This happened after their two best midfield players Fabregas and Nasri already left. My guess is that this was in a time where Wenger was obsessed with developing young players and thought Theo Walcott could be the main man. But for me it was quite a shame that a team that perhaps needed 3 more players to compete against the best teams of the world disintegrated within 2 years to become irrelevant on the big stage.

[@crimson6172]

This was during a time when Arsenal fans was already angry at Arsene Wenger for NOT being competitive. He showed no ambition to win titles and RVP was already 29 years old. RVP knew he had to take a chance instead of wasting the twilight of his prime years on a manager that did nothing after losing 8-2 and considers 4th place to be a trophy.

[@roye6961]

Wenger would gave us 3rd or 4th with djorou and denilson, we were too unthankful

[@monarkjain613]

@@roye6961 that was because there were only four good teams then. Mancity and tottenham were average. As soon as there were 6 good teams wenger started finishing sixth.

[@roye6961]

@@monarkjain613 2014 we finished 3rd, 2015 we finished 2nd, mancity and Tottenham were good teams too

[@roye6961]

@@monarkjain613 wenger finished 6th only once

[@monarkjain613]

@@roye6961 My only point is that the race for top four is more competetive now than it was 10 years ago. Wenger got away with it for many years in some sense despite consistent horrific performances away from home against the other big teams. Out against monaco in last 16, 8-2, 6-0, 6-3, 5-1, 15-3 bayern,etc. The list is unfortunately very long.

[@gingkaize]

Robin was an incredible player and underrated imo. Still miss him at United!

[@BettercallRaf445]

I think he's rated well

[@dereiziger8915]

When he speaks, I can hear the anger in his voice.

[@Sirinwara]

It is surely there. He really wanted to win the league, albeit with Arsenal

[@finding_aether]

Yea, the way he says the side of things private shows that he probably would have stayed. But he respected Man Utd as well, who gave him a chance to win the EPL.

[@Fergus316]

Funny. I don't hear any anger.

[@kayquan9072]

The pain in explaining it hurts him...

[@allanirvine7304]

Don’t care what anyone says he’s an arsenal and it hurts him he couldn’t win the league for us

[@TheHonours16]

World football is really lacking in class strikers - such as RVP. what a player.

[@footballhd1111]

@@artfuldodger5247 Injuries bro.

[@footballhd1111]

@@artfuldodger5247 First part I agree. In his prime, he was at the same level as Lewa. But injuries ofc determines your legacy. As a striker Ronaldo Nazario is still my number 1 striker in history, but Messi is the most complete and consistent player in my opinion. But everyone have his own preferences ofcourse.

[@jagmaharesi2486]

@@MrPedrojosec hopefully what happened to his old man won't happen to him

[@jimjones3287]

the game has changed. the true #9 role is slowly becoming a thing of the past. wingers cutting inside and popping off shots are the new "strikers." Messi and Ronaldo are perfect examples of the winger turned scorer.

[@rapnewsworldwide]

RVP: honey I’m home Wife: .... RVP: *aight im out*

[@implive17]

I thought he left arsenal because of the "little boy" inside him.

[@nidhalmahjoubi7964]

The little boy inside him chose United over City 😉

[@martinnolan4332]

what about the little boy he was inside?

[@geckopubg]

As he said, he's kept this quiet until now.

[@hanklesacks]

Now it was the marriage

[@franklingoodwin]

He probably should've kept that undererwraps, he wouldn't want Operation Yewtree after him 🤣

[@arsenal2death]

Van Persie was just breath taking for Arsenal.. he was my hero growing up as a teen supporting Arsenal from 2005 onwards.. i would always debate fiercely that robin was the best prem striker if not for injuries.. and when he for that injury free season and proved me right it literally broke me when he left.. sad day but he deserved that prem title.. it was what he deserved as much as it hurt

[@minge9]

For those that are saying RVP is lying, watch Raul and Vinas interview on the Arsenal channel, they said it themselves that the past management was poor and let a lot of contract run down to their final years. DON RAUL said it himself

[@BillyPhilipRwoth]

Share the clip in which Raul categorically talks about the Van Persie case

[@lelouchofthesharigan3488]

Yes management was poor doesn’t change the fact that he refused a new contract and the lil boy in him wanted United.

[@damolaade7496]

That doesnt mean arsenal didn't want him. Anyone who believes RVP right now is simply an idiot. Yes the old regime were stupid to let his contract run down BUT he was offered a new deal, besides why would Arsenal extend his contract in those injury prone years? Dude missed whole seasons! He simply didn't want to stay because Arsenal didnt match his ambition to win the league and he made that clear at the time. This new story is complete bullshit, no club is retarded enough to NOT offer their top goalscorer a new contact. Wether the player accepts the contract or not is a different story, which RVP clearly didnt.

[@jonneymendoza]

yup

[@piraat070]

He wanted to win the league and with Arsenal and Arsène Wenger it aint happening. No hard feelings tho

[@kevinalvarez2852]

That’s why Ramsey left our best player the last couple of seasons

[@SickplayaM]

Kevin Alvarez and is now benching @ Juve 🙃

[@ayybros6569]

MvdB but is winning the league at least

[@LukeDestro]

MvdB There's literally a ton of really talented players benching at Juve because they even have solid substitues. Even Dybala is on bench some games.

[@Retrostar619]

​@@SickplayaM Sarri rotates and is also doing his best to not injure Ramsey.

[@j.3o21]

Ramsey was a hit n miss player at best.

[@JamesRoome]

Joe Cole is spot on. How many contracts they let run down. Mugs. RVP is 100% right also

[@TwistedSoul2002]

When Suarez and Aguero were tearing up the prem... Van Persie was outscoring them both.

[@purolanpastori]

@Peder Hansen bs

[@MrVarunparmar]

Calm down...

[@leev9406]

Suarez at his prime are miles better out of them

[@rickysengupta6446]

@@leev9406 lol. Shoo scouser

[@WhoopsieDayZ]

@@leev9406 That's why RVP took the top scorer boot away from him? Twice? RVP is a better finisher than Suarez but most of all, he's way more skilled with the ball.

[@harrysaini9998]

One of the best striker in premier league...no matter where he goes...always perform

[@kadburys4802]

1 minute of silence to Van Persie's wife 💀

[@atbu092]

His wife is has Moroccan root I am sure he won’t get tired of the food so she’s pretty safe

[@Basiito]

😂

[@dnharry88]

He sounds emotional about the issue.....is it just me?

[@ItumelengS]

This man loved Arsenal

[@ThatsNotEnglish]

I think he's gotten a lot of stick about it over the years

[@gunner0479]

He still loves arsenal but had to leave because the club was going backwards and he was never going to win anything. Retarded fans still abuse him

[@kaiyuzheng7663]

@@gunner0479 I won't begrudge RVP pursuit personal glory. Most arsenal fans still love RVP. The amount of wonder moment he brought to the club is enough in itself. But I think a lot of fans would have worshiped a player whom loyal to the club like the fans themselves. Let's not forget fans pays thousands to be able to watch the club playing, whereas the players gets paid hundreds of thousands to play for the club. So a bit loyalty goes a long way. The prime example would be Francesco Totti. I am sure RVP would've loved the same endings like Totti, so would all the Arsenal fans. But he would have to settle for less pay and no league wins in his life. RVP is a far too ambitious and less sentimental person for that to happen.

[@gunner0479]

@@kaiyuzheng7663 yes most of the best players are very competitive and ambitious and they deserve to be because they work hard to be great. There's only afew players that would stay and most of those grew up as a fan of thier clubs like gerrard for example, and even he won the champions league so we don't know if he would have left if he had won nothing. Kroenke ruined the club. He made us non competitive and made players have to leave to be successful. He deserves the abuse.

[@himankan]

I like this thing about rvp that he's just so plain honest

[@pieterkoning4409]

Himankan Kashyap most dutch people are

[@wwehdizzle]

He's definitely getting divorced right now

[@YousafKhan-uw4lr]

??

[@ass640]

@@YousafKhan-uw4lr He was making very strange analogies yousaf

[@007Fusiion]

I saw Cole's wedding ring and noticed Van Persie was missing a wedding band...

[@MonkeyDBlaze-ig8ss]

@@007Fusiion 1:55

[@adamjones9948]

@@ass640 man sarcastically said his name LOOOOOL i'm dead ak

[@IronMqn]

Sir Alex Ferguson whispered sweet nothings in Van persies ear.

[@MrSeanMDolan]

And then he won the league

[@JGlais]

Jack Lewis can’t have been sweet nothings if he got him the league title😂

[@zakhussain7297]

Peder Hansen won the league didn’t he kiddo?

[@nironiro777]

Correction...sweet truths Premier league title that YEaR

[@wairagalasalimkivejinja89]

How about a league title😎

[@Oldskoolmercs]

Dont Blame Van Persie for leaving - Arsenal was not ambitious at that time penny pinching too much. It was not just him we lost a lot of players because Arsenal did not want to compete - Arsenal Fan

[@advenco344]

Nobody blames him for leaving. They're mad at him leaving for an arch rival. Big difference.

[@Oldskoolmercs]

@@advenco344 mate we was in the champions league final 2006 we lost Vieria to Juve the season before.... Henry to Barca the year after they went to our rivals in that competition... club was not matching the ambition of the players at the time... We could not hold onto out biggest stars that's something we have to admit as a club as much as it hurts as a fan it is true....

[@Kwabi_123]

@@Oldskoolmercs Valid point but Henry and Vieira left as legends so no one can fault that. Sagna left Arsenal just after winning a trophy with us and so the fans didn't give him much stick. Van Pagan can question the club's ambition but I'm not buying his claims about not being offered a a new deal. To me he's still done out here

[@Oldskoolmercs]

@@Kwabi_123 they must have offered him a new deal... but I still think they were penny punching when giving him the contract

[@johnkimani5889]

His lying, they offered him 1pound more to his contract but he wanted 2pounds...Arsenal didn't budge.

[@innocentfrancis5612]

We kemani wewe acha uongo😀😀

[@johnkimani5889]

@@innocentfrancis5612 Lol

[@zakialustan722]

Duh my swahili people ,gr8 2c u hear

[@thedunyadoneya2628]

Arsenal have a habit of offering a pound extra...

[@AS-jy6pf]

Hizo ni zako

[@muhydinaden552]

Despite of how his marriage with arsenal ended he still made the best moments as an arsenal fan during our decline and it was good while it lasted the man was a genius with a hammer of a left foot !

[@SOV_1]

Gazidis cost Arsenal dearly. Years that they will never get back.

[@giacomobrenna4363]

And now he's damaging AC Milan.

[@JordanSmith-tl4pu]

I despise that man ! I can't stand Ivan Gazidis.

[@donattdemollari277]

Cancer Gazidis is killing Ac Milan now but i Hope truly Maldini, Boban and the Fans will get rid of him !!

[@mushroomhedges]

Didn't have to look far to find someone putting the facts out there.. Gazidis is a fraud and should be ejected from any work in football, he is to blame for the mismanagement of player contracts

[@MrSkePticaL123]

When I see RVP, my first memory is that magnificent volley against Everton.

[@HassanKhalil]

what about charlton?

[@fuongbregas]

MrSkePtical the same season, volley against Liverpool. Both assissted by Alex Song

[@CL_0804]

Alex song with the assist. Where is he now😂

[@gie3973]

That game against Chelsea

[@rival2028]

The volley against villa was better

[@abhishekprajapati5994]

Thank God he chose red over blue

[@WestLondonsFinest]

Abhishek Prajapati “ohhhh hooooo robin van Persie”

[@whichdoctor4858]

Remember when Rooney was interviewed after a match win, he said praise after praise and couldn’t believe how good he was.

[@proppacockney6137]

RVP, a gentleman and a true professional. Watching Utd during 2012-13 season was an absolute joy. A fitting end to a wonderful season topped off with an RVP hat-trick against Villa (3-0) to win the EPL title. The second goal of that hat-trick was the pick of the bunch; a sublime volley from a through ball over the top by Wayne Rooney was a thing of beauty and skill. I'm grateful for the time RVP was at Utd, I only wished he would've come earlier.

[@87Michael]

Still not mad about him leaving. Read the letter he wrote about Arsenal not investing.

[@cred1561]

87_Michael how do I read that?!

[@TrapStarK1]

What letter is this? Where can I find it

[@Thehawkdown99]

It dosen't exist

[@Crimeyfied]

@@TrapStarK1 It's been published all over Twitter since this interview came out. Go look for it. RVP said he had to go do something different (and had told the club he wouldn't sign any new offered contract). He's trying to make his sell-out look less cheap and insulting to the Gooners and other Prem fans who don't know the real history. It's good a old fashioned attempt at white-washing / rinsing his hands clean of the dirty deeds.

[@kylemuckian574]

I love his goal vs charlton for arsenal i don’t support arsenal but that was a thing of beauty

[@trend5140]

That means u never watched his goal Vs Aston Villa towards winning his only premier League medal with Utd

[@YusufAli-cf8fp]

@@trend5140 He said he loved it, not that it was his favorite

[@trend5140]

@@YusufAli-cf8fp thanks for your concern but I never mentioned any where that he said it was his favourite,he talked of the beauty of the goal and I said he possibly didn't watch his strike against Aston villa meaning it had all the beauty and purpose written all over it

[@kylemuckian574]

Lee Monaco no

[@kashkash5195]

big up eboue for the cross

[@nebojsadurmanovic2268]

I'll never hate him for leaving the club. He wanted to win things and he knew that Arsenal couldn't offer it to him. Plus what he said, Arsenal didn't offer him a new deal.

[@larchworldloakz7952]

Nebojsa Durmanovic I will why man united

[@jamesharrywaters]

Larchworld Loakz Because they won things

[@mkdisciple]

Maybe in Holland but not here. English is not his native language so everything he says will always sound a little off. Sorry but it’s true.

[@Crimeyfied]

The "Plus what he said" part is 110% tosh.

[@jeremymakokha4797]

Robin van persie the best striker gifted in all angles ...the best premier league ever produced

[@sebastianalegria3401]

I still remember that Van Persie's goal against Spain in Brazil world cup 2014, where his flying header equalized the score 1-1 for later in the 2nd half Spanish defence was destroyed by Van Persie and Robben. What an unbelievable football match

[@gumzbenjamin85]

The original flying Dutchman

[@lusio2515]

Eloquent speaker. Goes with his intelligent approach to the game. Would love to see him as a head coach

[@Crimeyfied]

Yeah...... no.

[@thehh5118]

One of the best moves United ever made!! Thanks Arsenal! 😁

[@96neverforgotten35]

The Hh i hope your clubs rots away manc scumbags enjoy europa league football 😁

[@thehh5118]

@@96neverforgotten35 How's all those PL titles in your trophy cabinet? Oh wait...

[@96neverforgotten35]

The Hh we have 18😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@YusufAli-cf8fp]

@@thehh5118 They're doing great, we keep them in perfect condition

[@MohammedShahid694]

@@96neverforgotten35 no prem titles

[@MWANGIJOHNMARTIN89]

I have always said it! Gazidis and Wenger made the players look bad by leaving while they left a player with no option than to just leave.

[@723just]

King Jabal exactly the team was not good enough but we only won it because of van persie

[@alisenkiiza5410]

He is the player that hurt me most for all the years I have supported Arsenal. We so much supported him during those injuries

[@ikeo58_Eve]

He was injured for ages, had 1 good season where it was "now we have Van Persie" and left.

[@nirothav1105]

I get the impression RVP isn't opening up entirely on why Arsenal never offered him a contract. It might have been something he said in those 'meetings' he had with Wenger and Gazidis about the club's ambition and probably demanded the club to sign X, Y, Z players to compete for the title. Not sure but after a season like the 11-12 season, you'd think the club would have tried to keep hold of their most prized asset.

[@ac8934]

Still can't blame him if true. Man wanted to compete and management didn't give a toss about winning.

[@OLLCRAFT14]

Same happened with Vieira, Fabregas and Henry

[@MrIncognito2020]

We all know Gazidis is a useless c**t when it comes to negotiations.

[@ammo1882]

Exactly!

[@s1050]

I’ve no hard feelings about RVP leaving. We were going nowhere under Wenger and he was carrying the team.

[@eNygma998]

Top 4 for years, with cheap players. That new stadium ruined the whole club. Debt, no big signing policies, profit over big achievement, wenger managed to keep such a hard challenge with such a small team, yes he makes some mistakes in terms of signing players. But with that amount of budget, there was never really something to do to be a title challenger, if there's anything to blame, i'd blame the board, idk if they even care about the club or not. And gazidis... man even ruining ac milan rn

[@sbevexlr848]

After van Persie left, Wenger carried the team to glory winning the Fa cup more times than Sir alex ferguson

[@ruthenictoaster]

This aged well, doing worse without wenger 😂😂

[@whateverrrrrr123]

One of the best finishers in my lifetime

[@sultanabran1]

i never stopped loving rvp. his contract was up, no reason to hate him. especially after all he did for us.

[@kwilliams5260]

Such an amazing player. So glad he picked up the red shirt instead of the blue.

[@BrUh-ce8dv]

In an era of fighting for G.O.A.T.s, I am proud that this man was the reason, I started football and I don't regret it.

[@anshurajak414]

even me man

[@edoboii9861]

SAF basically brought him in to win the league.. and our 20th title!

[@Cashout95]

Thats why he was wearing number 20

[@hakim6158]

The same the thing happened with Viera. An expectation of a huge contract from one side and An expectation of loyalty from the other.

[@loosecontroiPL]

As a gunner I still love this guy

[@sparmar3444]

Same. As a gooner wanted him to stay but he left and won the league the next season being top scorer. Since then we still haven't won the league and make the same complaints about kronke etc. Just want the best for my club.

[@lomar0058]

A Manchester United legend

[@HenryDube72]

For me that season was enough for him to be United legend.

[@ianclinton7629]

Van Persie's style improved a lot over the years in England from when he first stepped into Highbury

[@tlbm9604]

Imo one of the best strikers ever in the premier, would of won so many trophies if he had left the club earlier, similarly to Gerrard

[@senseii9]

TLB M9 in the world*

[@reythomas9215]

He only became one of the best strikers in the world 1 season before he left arsenal. Before that we had faith in him and helped him to grow into the striker he became

[@cruzemoore3054]

@TopMmaWear TMW the big one is the league mate

[@colmfarrel4742]

@@cruzemoore3054 The big one is the Champions League it's only second to the World Cup.

[@cruzemoore3054]

@@colmfarrel4742 what a lot of bullshit, asked Gerrard if he'd rather win the league or the European Cup.

[@estelle3005]

I remember his transfer to United was predicted to be a flop as he was “old”, had only a left foot and was very injury prone. Arsenal fans said it was no loss to their team. I am shocked to read how “upset” they all were. Up till the last day of the season he was still hoping to stay at Arsenal. Then the phone call from SAF on the last day of the transfer season....the rest is history!

[@samsonmasha7891]

Ivan Gazidiz was the problem running down players contracts some board managers

[@bobcat2036]

Manchester United legend ❤️

[@arsenalf.c6443]

It's good that RVP came back to Emirates and said the Truth. Maybe it wasn't his fault entirely but also the old regime under Wenger and Gazidiz. -Arsenal fan

[@improvingman6866]

As an Arsenal fan I have no hard feelings towards RvP. I stand by that firmly.

[@Patricia-xz1vz]

The day he signed for United … was truly heartbreaking for me, he was the reason I got into watching English futbol and eventually becoming an Arsenal fan.

[@denboy3394]

Still one of my favourite Arsenals players of all time

[@jimmyj9609]

Can't really blame him, Arsenal and contracts don't mix!!!! Should have fought for him, was having a amazing season that year. He basically carried Arsenal for his last couple of years at the club.

[@mohammedwaliabdinoor1864]

We will never get a manager like Ferguson who can convince every player to play for Utd😢

[@steviemak10]

Mohammed wali Abdinoor never bro, never.🤦🏾‍♂️

[@arsalanahmed2832]

Man United will never win league it looks after sir

[@rtturkish1734]

What like Ronaldo and Beckham?.😂😂

[@packing999]

Not sure I'd want our manager to convince all our players to leave for utd... ;)

[@aranyaism]

He kicked beckham out of united 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheOriginalEwan]

I had a lot of respect watching him play for The Netherlands, gained a lot lot more when he was given the number 20 shirt for our 20th title 😂

[@khadaareofficial7992]

It’s interesting how 4 different players ( Patrick Vieira, Adebayor, A. Cole and RVP) had the same reason of leaving arsenal ”they never offered me a deal”

[@AC_Milan1899]

Amazing player. Simply an artist. That left foot......

[@almightyhartono]

Even Messi said it

[@sadifrahman9288]

I am a Liverpool fan. I have been waiting to see RVPs interview for such a long time. Thanks to bt sport for hiring him. He’s one of my most favourite players ever. He was so special in his prime. Arsenal fans can’t really be mad at him cause he still gave 8 years of his life to this club. Keep it up RVP.

[@ArsenAl-zorK]

he only gave about one and a half, two years to us. The rest of the years he gave to the infirmary.

[@thejonsonator]

He's always a gunner to me. Shouldn't have let him go (like we've done with so many players). He Definitely stuck up his middle finger when he more or less single handledly won utd the league the next season. RVP is still an Arsenal legend.

[@djharto4917]

Yes he was wasted at arsenal

[@neilhodges1830]

His open letter in 2012 completely contradicts what he said here.

[@isaaclalnunzira6981]

his title winning season justifies the reason tho. RVP is the only winner here

[@RipperBravo]

Maybe, but behind closed doors I don’t think Arsenal and RVP wanted any bad press or comebacks. It was probably a mutual understanding. Passage of time and all that. Tbf he never celebrated against Arsenal when scoring, and by the sounds of it he had every right too.

[@DCvg-tg4es]

That's kind of in the nature of an open letter.

[@darwis4769]

@@RipperBravo bruh u forgot the time he celebrated during moyes's reign of terror?

[@JayTechZM]

@@RipperBravo didn't he go nuts at old Trafford in 13-14 to end Arsenal's early season momentum

[@gunner0479]

He told wenger and gazidis he didn't agree with the direction of the club and they didn't offer him a new contract because they got offended

[@honestfm]

Van Persie is trying to get back in Arsenal's good graces. He left Arsenal to pursue a Trophy, which he got. But once his career ended, he realized Man U fans never looked at him as being one of their own. He was just a pawn piece to them. The fact is Van Persie's best years were at Arsenal. If he had stayed, he would have been viewed as an Arsenal legend. He would have been praised for many years way after his career was over. Now look at him. In my opinion, an FA trophy with Arsenal would have given him more glory than a Premier league trophy with Man U.

[@orwinbeane4171]

Arsenal’s problem is they only have two or three good players at a time. Van Persie and Fabregas, then Sanchez and Ozil, now Lacazette and Aubameyang. They need a whole team of world class players to win titles.

[@paulmaking1980]

Robin van Persie still loves his ex wife Arsenal

[@lewisb5364]

Doubt it .

[@djberryhardkore]

paulmaking1980 pretty sure he doesn’t mate. He sailed out with his mistress and didn’t look back

[@MrJamaal7]

ima arsenal fan and RVP had ever right to leave, couse arsenal was selling they're best players left to right and arsenal didnt have the ambition to win trophies ,so i salute u my man

[@Jack_Hyde]

‘I personally have had a great season but my goal has been to win trophies with the team and bring the club back to its glory days.’ - Robin Van Persie.

[@joe2snj]

Joe Cole's face when Robin starts speaking is priceless.

[@scoll13]

They wanted to replicate signing Sanchez, but seems he's already retired.

[@0j6j0]

It sounds about right Wenger never kept his older elite players. And L.V.G was a fool to get rid of him too

[@12MVX]

Another one of Wenger's beauties.. Thanks Wenger for letting our top player leave. Great job.

[@kinger5542]

Gazidis not wenger

[@tonyhenryvii9202]

They worked together,if one of them felt it was wrong,they could have left.

[@kinger5542]

I think more often than not, wenger was just made the scape goat unfortunately. Gazidis went because he no longer had wenger there to hide behind.

[@emmanuelnelson9543]

RVP is a Man UTD legend for sure

[@patcoakley7980]

Van Persie was brilliant at United