ARSENE WENGER expects Robin van Persie to be Arsenals No 1 strike
star this season.
The Gunners boss says he is happy with his whole frontline but
rates Van as the main man.
The Dutch ace, 23, scored twice in Thursdays 3-0 friendly win over
Turkish side Genclerbirligi but has not been prolific since his
£2.75million move from Feyenoord in 2004.
Yet Wenger claims the youngster is a mix between Thierry Henry and
Dennis Bergkamp and predicts Van Persie will be a massive
hit.
Wenger said: Robin can score goals. Hes a good mixture between
Dennis Bergkamp, a typical goalscorer and a tremendous player like
Henry. So lets hope he can mix his game well.
I think he is developing very, very well. He has become more
mature and he benefits from the good work of Emmanuel Adebayor, who
makes room for him.
The two always combine well together. We have also signed Eduardo
da Silva. Why should we sign another striker?
"We dont collect them we buy the strikers we need. And we expect
Nicklas Bendtner to move forward and show us some aspects of his
talent this season too.
Brazil-born Croat Eduardo, the £10million buy from Dinamo Zagreb,
was full of praise for his new team-mates.
He declared: This squad is very good. And Robin van Persie has
particularly impressed me.
Emirates top brass are refusing to bow to pressure from American
tycoon Stan Kroenke and will refuse to discuss any sale of shares
until April at the EARLIEST.
Billionaire Kroenke wants to boost his 12.2 per cent stake.
His attempts to buy the club have already led to the resignation of
former vice-chairman David Dein.
He still has a 14.5 per cent holding in the North London
giants.
So Kroenke may try to persuade Dein to sell to him. That would give
the American more than 26 per cent just a few per cent short of
triggering an official takeover offer.
