Source: Team_Talk
Van Persie in love with Gunners
Four teams - believed to be Chelsea, Manchester City, Juventus and Inter Milan - expressed interest in the Holland international, but he revealed: "It's not as easy to leave Arsenal as you maybe think."[LNB]The Gunners are without a trophy since winning the 2005 FA Cup - to date van Persie's only major trophy with the club and a statistic which contributed to the departures of players including Mathieu Flamini.[LNB]But van Persie, who signed from Feyenoord in 2004, told the News of the World: "It is good that four teams were really interested in me but I had to turn them down.[LNB]"Even if you want to leave, as a player, I don't think it is easy because when you move to Arsenal you are led there by your heart."[LNB]Van Persie has been out since November with an ankle injury incurred while playing for Holland and he believes his fitness record has hindered his development into a great of the game.[LNB]"Everything starts with your fitness and some players are lucky like that," the 26-year-old added.[LNB]"I hate it but I can't do anything about it because this is my situation.[LNB]"When you look at great players, they are always fit, always sharp.[LNB]"When you play 50 games a season, you can score more goals and get more assists, so it follows that you are more important to the team."[LNB][LNB]
