Robin Van Persie has agreed a new £70,000-a-week
contract which will keep him at Arsenal until 2013. Van Persie, 25,
has been stalling on a new offer after expressing his concerns
about the team not winning a trophy in the past four
seasons.
But the Dutch striker (left) has been persuaded to stay by
manager Arsene Wenger who is busy reshaping his squad.
After tying up an £11m deal for Ajax defender Thomas Vermaelen,
Wenger is now closing in on Bordeaux forward Marouane Chamakh who
is his No.1 target to replace Emmanuel Adebayor.