ROBIN VAN PERSIE could be the next star player to quit Arsenal.
The Gunners are set to lose wantaway captain Cesc Fabregas, fellow midfielder Samir Nasri and defender Gael Clichy.
And van Persie is ready to rock the Gunners further by handing in a transfer request IF boss Arsene Wenger fails to replace his departing Fabregas’ impending departure to Barcelona would promote van Persie to skipper as the club’s most experienced player, having joined from Feyenoord seven years ago.
In all that time he has just one FA Cup winner’s medal from 2005 to show for his efforts and has told pals in Holland of his growing concern at the Gunners’ failure to win silverware.
He is deeply worried at the prospect of the club’s big players being sold and promising prospects – rather than star names – being signed to fill their places.
Boss Wenger has a history of signing players and turning them into stars.
Typical of his raids into the transfer market is his latest target Gervinho, 24.
The Ivory Coast striker has had no European experience with Le Mans or current French club Lille.
If Wenger does not bring in big names Van Persie is ready to tell the Frenchman he wants out. But he is planning to wait and see who comes in this summer.
Starsport can reveal the Arsenal boss is hoping to make a like-for-like signing if he loses Clichy to Manchester City by landing England left-back Leighton Baines from Everton.
But Andriy Arshavin could also be on his way out with Turkish giants Galatasaray weighing up a £13.5m bid for the Russian.
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