Published: 20th July 2012
ROBIN VAN PERSIE is caught up in a huge bidding war between Manchester United and Manchester City.
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City offered Arsenal around £15million yesterday and United boss Alex Ferguson also confirmed a bid, understood to be about £13m.
The Gunners want at least £20m for the striker.
Ferguson said: “Obviously, Arsenal have given out the fact we’ve made a bid for him.
“There’s no point talking about something that might not happen.
“There are other clubs interested in the player. We’ve shown an interest and that is where we are at the moment.”
Juventus are also in the running and have said they will pay £8m for the Arsenal skipper.
The Londoners are resigned to losing last season’s Premier League top-scorer but told him yesterday in talks they will hold out for the full amount.
Van Persie will not travel with his team-mates today for a pre-season trip to the Far East.
But England stars Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will be on the trip, even though they did not return to the club until Thursday.
Arsene Wenger and his tour party will fly to Kuala Lumpur for the start of the three-game jaunt, which also includes a friendly with Manchester City in China on Friday.
Van Persie, 28, has one year left on his current contract and insists he will not sign a new one.
The Dutchman hit 44 goals in 57 games for club and country last season but suffered a disappointing Euro 2012.
Van Persie returned to training on Monday and then told boss Wenger he wanted a move.
He will now remain in London with new signing Lukas Podolski.
Apart from the tour to Asia, Arsenal have just one other pre-season game against Cologne.
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