Creative Soccer Culture

Or select a Category

Performance Football Boots Football Apparel Interviews Lifestyle Sneakers Clothing Design Art and Illustration Books and Magazines Product Design Photography Residence Concept Design Boot Spotting Authors Community Events

Disciplines

Popular Tags

Series

Soccerbible

Social

Football Talk - Van Persie signs new Arsenal deal - 08/07/09

Written by Admin
Home News Archive

Football Talk - Van Persie signs new Arsenal deal - 08/07/09



Robin van Persie has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, the Premier League club has confirmed. The Dutch international was Arsenal's leading scorer last season with 20 goals from 44 appearances in all competitions.

The club have not revealed the length of the new deal, but manager Arsene Wenger told Arsenal's website (www.arsenal.com):

It's fantastic news that Robin van Persie has committed his long-term future to Arsenal Football Club, we're all delighted. At only 25, there is still much more to come from him. Robin has the potential to become a true Arsenal great.  

Van Persie added: We have a top class manager, a squad full of superb young players, a world class stadium and brilliant supporters. Arsenal Football Club has a very bright future and I want to be part of it.

In his five seasons with Arsenal, Van Persie has made 177 appearances and scored 63 goals in all competitions.

Author
Admin

Related Stories

Interviews

Danielle van de Donk On 5 Years At Arsenal & Her Ongoing Journey In The Game

Five years is a long time by anyone’s standards; a lot can happen in that time and as a person you can experience so much. For Dutch playmaker Danielle van de Donk, that marker is now well and truly in sight at Arsenal, having joined the club as a 23-year old back in November 2015. And it’s been quite the journey – but it’s far from being over yet.
News

Are Arsenal In Talks With adidas Over Kit Deal?

Arsenal's current kit deal with PUMA expires at the end of next season, and according to tabloid reports the Gunners are in talks with adidas over a new £40m-a-year partnership that would come in to play from the beginning of the 2019/20 season.
Interviews

Patrick Van Aanholt on Ten Years in the Premier League, Music and Family

Ten years of doing anything will leave a lasting impression on ones mind. Your experiences in that time will be turbulent yet triumphant, not least if that decade is dedicated to journeying the highs and lows of pure Premier League performance. Taking stock at a time when we're not quite sure when the next ball is going to be kicked, Patrick Van Aanholt is a player we spoke to about life, just before lockdown. 
Lifestyle Clothing

Behind The Scenes Of The adidas Arsenal Retro Collection Launch

Following on from the immense popularity and glowing reception that the return of the bruised banana design received, adidas are launching a full Arsenal retro collection. To promote it they wheeled out a host of stars, including legends David Seaman, Nigel Winterburn, and Ian Wright, as well as current first-team players from both the men's and women's teams, including Leah Williamson, Jordan Nobbs and Danielle van de Donk.
Interviews

Gregory van der Wiel Talks Life After The Game

A product of the famed Ajax youth system, Gregory van der Wiel’s playing career came to something of an unceremonious end following a training ground bust up at Toronto. But while that may have unwittingly brought the curtain down on his playing career, it did not stop the man, for van der Wiel is full of ambition, a trailblazer in every sense, as we found out when we spoke with him recently.
Interviews

Virgil Van Dijk Talks Champions League Nights At Anfield

Virgil Van Dijk has established himself as the pillar of the Liverpool defence; a defence upon which numerous titles have now been won. His calm aura and cool image radiate on the pitch. He is, as many have described him, a Rolls Royce of a player. Does anything fluster this guy?
News

Arsenal Set To Sign First Sleeve Sponsor Deal

Having signed an extended sponsorship deal with Emirates yesterday, Arsenal have revealed that the new contract allows the club to negotiate a separate sleeve sponsorship with different interested companies.
Interviews

Shanice van de Sanden On Success & The Importance Of Individuality

Individual. It’s a word that can have many connotations, and a word that has often been attributed to Shanice van de Sanden, flying winger for Olympique Lyonnais and the Netherlands. But however that term is attached to her – be it for her outwardly perceived exuberance, or her fantastic ability on the pitch, which has led to glory at both club and international level – the importance of celebrating individuality will never be lost on her, as we found out when we spoke recently.

The Creative Soccer Culture Brief

Sign up to our newsletter and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the world of Creative Soccer Culture.