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Teka-teki soal masa depan Robin van Persie mulai mendapatkan titik cerah. Pemain asal Belanda itu kemungkinan besar tak bakal lagi berseragam Arsenal saat Premier League bergulir akhir pekan ini.

Robin van Persie

Seperti dilansir Mirror , pada Selasa (14/8/2012), perwakilan Arsenal dan Manchester United bertemu untuk melanjutkan negosiasi yang sempat tertahan. Manchester United siap menaikkan tawaran untuk menggaet Van Persie.
Setelah tawaran pertama sebesar 15 juta pounds ditolak, Red Devils bakal memenuhi keinginan The Gunners yang hanya ingin melepas Van Persie dengan banderol minimal 20 juta pounds. Malah, manajer kedua klub, Arsene Wenger dan Sir Alex Ferguson diberitakan telah bertemu lebih dulu pada awal pekan ini untuk membicarakan proses kepindahan itu.
Tanda-tanda kepindahan Van Persie semakin jelas setelah namanya tak menjadi starter untuk laga persahabatan antara Belanda dan Belgia, Rabu (15/8) ini. Besar kemungkinan hal tersebut dimaksudkan untuk merampungkan proses transfernya dari Stadion Emirates ke Old Trafford.

sumber : Tribunnews.com

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirms move for Sevilla centre-back Sebastien Squillaci

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed his interest in Sevilla centre-back Sebastien Squillaci but has dampened rumours of an impending move.

Squillaci, 30, was pulled out of the Champions League play-off, first leg defeat to Braga this week to prevent him being cup-tied. The Spanish side soon announced they had rejected an offer for the France World Cup 2010 star worth about £4.5 million.

Wenger revealed he had made a bid for the ex-Monaco defender and was studying other options.

He said: "He is one of the players we look at.

"With central defenders we are short number-wise, so we look at him, but we are far from being close to signing him."

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Eduardo da Silva quits Arsenal for Shakhtar Donetsk

Croatian striker Eduardo has joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on a four-year deal from Arsenal.

The fee for the 27-year-old Brazilian-born player is reportedly around £6m. Eduardo joined Arsenal from Dinamo Zagreb in July 2007 but struggled to regain his best form after a year out with a broken leg and dislocated ankle. Despite that he signed a new contract at the club in November, but Wenger has decided to cash in as he rebuilds his squad ahead of the new season.

"FC Shakhtar have signed Eduardo da Silva from Arsenal. All the details were agreed at Donbas Arena in Donetsk," read a statement on the official Shakhtar Donetsk website. Eduardo's horror injury was sustained in a challenge with Birmingham defender Martin Taylor in February 2008, but he marked his return almost exactly a year later with a brace in a 4-0 FA Cup win over Cardiff. He went on to play three more games that season, and 32 in 2009-10 as Arsenal finished third in the Premier League. He ends his spell at the Emirates with a record of 20 goals in 67 appearances for the Gunners. Shakhtar's Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu said: "We wanted to buy Eduardo before he moved to Arsenal. "Not everything went his way last season, but he is still a player of very high quality, a real marksman. "Yes, he had a serious injury, we are aware of the risk, but at the same time we realise he can give a lot to Shakhtar. We expect a lot from Eduardo."

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